Shear wall — In structural engineering, a shear wall is a wall composed of braced panels (also known as shear panels) to counter the effects of lateral loads acting on a structure. Wind and earthquake loads are the most common loads braced wall lines are… … Wikipedia
Steel plate shear wall — A steel plate shear wall (SPSW) consists of steel infill plates bounded by a column beam system. Overview When these infill plates occupy each level within a framed bay of a structure, they constitute an SPSW [Kharrazi, M.H.K., 2005, “Rational… … Wikipedia
wall — less, adj. wall like, adj. /wawl/, n. 1. any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection … Universalium
Shear — For similarly pronounced words, see sheer, Shere, or sher. Shear as a noun may refer to:*Bias (textile), in clothing design, fabric may be cut on the shear *Cosmic shear, an effect of distortion of image of distant galaxies due to deflection of… … Wikipedia
shear — shearer, n. shearless, adj. /shear/, v., sheared, sheared or shorn, shearing, n. v.t. 1. to cut (something). 2. to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument: to shear wool from sheep … Universalium
Shear stress — SI symbol: τ SI unit: pascal Derivations from other quantities: τ = F / A … Wikipedia
Shear forming — Shear forming, also referred as shear spinning, is different from conventional metal spinning in that in this latter the area of the final component is approximately equal to that of the flat sheet metal blank and little or no reduction in the… … Wikipedia
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Shear rate — is the rate at which a shear is applied.imple ShearShear rate is defined using the following equation: dot gamma = frac { u} {h} Where:*gamma = The shear rate, measured in reciprocal seconds * u = The velocity, measured in metres per second *h =… … Wikipedia
Shear Genius (season 1) — The first season of Shear Genius aired on Bravo from April to May 2007. Contestants*Anthony, 40, from Manhattan Beach, California (originally from Hertfordshire, England) *Ben, 32, from Chicago, Illinois *Daisy, 31, from Hialeah, Florida *Danna,… … Wikipedia
