Wind Trusses and Shear Walls
Example Structures
Shear Wall Movie
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Simple Wind Truss Diagram
Simple Shear Wall Diagram
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Hugh Stubbins, Citicorp Center, New York - Section
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Citicorp - Section
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Citicorp - View From Street
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Portal Frame - Covered Bridge
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Portal Frame - Covered Bridge, Interior Detail
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Diagonally Braced Buildings
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S.O.M., John Hancock Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Platform Frame - Axonometric
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Platform Frame - Lateral Loading of Rectangular Building
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Portal Frame - Roof Structure Internal View
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L.Kahn, Salk Institute, La Jolla, LA.
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Bearing Wall - Venacular House in Stone
Building
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