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Create shear only walls

Tekla Structural Designer
2021
Tekla Structural Designer

Create shear only walls

Shear only walls provide resistance to in-plane lateral loads only.

You can model shear only walls over several story heights. In these cases, Tekla Structural Designer creates a single wall with a uniform thickness between the base and top level.

Tekla Structural Designer determines the location of the wall from the alignment specified in the shear only wall properties, and the selected insertion points.

Note: Requirements for these walls are that they must be; within a single bay (i.e. do not overlap one or more columns); strictly rectangular; vertical and surrounded by columns and beams (other than at the bottom edge).
Note: Shear only walls do not perform the same function as wall panels. In other words, shear only walls do not allow you to apply loads calculated by the Wind Wizard to your structure.

Therefore, in order to apply wind loads, you must create additional wall panels in the same locations as the shear only walls.

Material type

The chosen material will only affect the weight of the wall. Whilst Shear only walls are most suited to masonry, three Material types are available:

  • Concrete

  • Timber

  • General

Geometric rules

  • Shear only walls can only be created as rectangular in a vertical plane.
  • They must be totally enclosed by members (concrete or steel), except at the base.
  • Wall openings are ignored.
  • Shear only walls cannot be included in cores.

Create shear only walls in a level view

Note: Ensure that you have defined the construction levels between which the wall will run, and the grid points between which the wall will lie.
  1. On the Model tab, click Shear Only Wall.

    The wall will adopt the properties displayed in the Properties window.

  2. Go to the Properties window.
  3. If necessary, adjust the base level and top level of the wall.
  4. Adjust stiffness, thickness, and other wall properties according to your needs.
  5. In the model, click the start point of the wall.
  6. Click the end point of the wall.

    Tekla Structural Designer creates the wall between the selected start and end points.

Create shear only walls in a frame or structure view

Note: In order to define a wall in a frame or structure view, you must have already defined the construction levels between which the wall will run and the grid points between which it will lie.
  1. On the Model tab, click Shear Only Wall.

    The wall will adopt the properties displayed in the Properties window.

  2. In the Properties window, adjust the stiffness, thickness, and other wall properties according to your needs.
  3. In the model, click the first corner of the wall.
  4. Click the opposite corner of the wall.

    Tekla Structural Designer creates the wall between the selected points.

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