Contribution to calculation of lateral loads arising in shear walls of tall buildings

Tall buildings that utilise shear walls for resisting the lateral loads are very common. The arrangement of die tall walls is guidelined by both architectural and structural point of view. The importance of the proper shear wall arrangement rapidly increases with the height, and nowadays, as the number of walls and dieir thickness is being drastically minimised, the problem of knowing die influences in walls comes more to light than ever.