Shear wall info

[harry51]

Here's a link to a good presentation on the whys and wherefores of shear walls, in light of what was learned from the Northridge earthquake in Southern California.

Good how to and how NOT to examples, and the reasons why.

http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/fixit/ch3/

[glenn kangiser]

Thanks for that, Harry.  Looks like it  covers it pretty well in depth.