what are the differences between shear wall and column

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what are the differences between shear wall and column..

Answer / sagar boda

shear wall resist horizontal loads from developed by earthquake and column resist compression load(vertical load).

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what are the differences between shear wall and column..

Answer / teja

column is a vertical compression memeber, in which compression force is acting axially...

shear walls are the walls constructed to resist shear
eg: walls surrounding the lift's .

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what are the differences between shear wall and column..

Answer / abhinaw patnaik

shear wall is wall which is help the slab to rasist the shear.
and column is a vertical member of a building which transmit the load to the footing.

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what are the differences between shear wall and column..

Answer / aman kumar

Shear wall is a concreat wall.

while,
column is a sqr or circular member

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