shear wall

Also called: shearwall, diaphragm wall (US)

Standards

a wall that carries in-plane lateral forces and transfers them to other parts of the structure

Source - AS 3700:2018: Masonry Structures

Standards

wall (either loadbearing or non-loadbearing) designed to resist horizontal earthquake forces acting in the plane of the wall

Source - AS 1170.4-2007: Structural design actions

Standards

wall that is designed to resist lateral forces acting in or parallel to the plane of the wall

Source - AS 3600:2018: Concrete structures

HB50

wall that is intended to resist lateral forces acting in or parallel to the plane of the wall