Questi grandi *setti* ciechi definiscono i volumi e le pareti dell'edificio

English translation: Shear wall

17:05 Nov 22, 2020
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Italian term or phrase: Questi grandi *setti* ciechi definiscono i volumi e le pareti dell'edificio
Hi, I'm translating a project description on a website and I came across the above sentence. I can't find a good solution for 'setti'. In Italian it has a very specific connotation, namely "elementi verticali quali pareti in cemento armato, che data la loro massa e la loro elevata inerzia hanno il compito di contrastare le forze sismiche orizzontali o la spinta del vento". It is also different than 'wall' according to this page http://forum.acca.it/it/edilus/id11207/differenza-fra-setto-...
I might settle for "sturdy blind wall" but I wanted to ask you guys first.
Can anyone help please?
Giorgia De Zen
Italy
Local time: 12:26
English translation:Shear wall
Explanation:
If you google walls that dissipate horizontal force you get results for shear wall. Seems to fit.
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Kathryn Jones
Italy
Local time: 12:26
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Thank you Kathrin, that's exactly what I'm looking for!
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Shear wall


Explanation:
If you google walls that dissipate horizontal force you get results for shear wall. Seems to fit.


    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear_wall#:~:text=In%20structural%20engineering%2C%20a%20shear,the%20design%20of%20shear%20walls.
Kathryn Jones
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Thank you Kathrin, that's exactly what I'm looking for!

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Reference information:
setto m COSTR diaphragm COSTRUZIONI
setto m COSTR partition COSTRUZIONI
setto murario m COSTR partition wall COSTRUZIONI
setto murario m COSTR dividing wall COSTRUZIONI
setto portante m COSTR bearing partition wall COSTRUZIONI
setto portante m COSTR loadbearing partition wall COSTRUZIONI

https://home.zhaw.ch/rih/glossari E-I/glossari E-I tecnico-s...

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