Talk:Braced wall line

Braced Wall Line?

I've never heard this term used to describe what I've always known as a shear wall. All of my references mentioned shear walls in their indices, but none mentioned braced walls. Since the ACI code speaks of structural walls, some of my concrete books reference that term...

Considering the article's predominant focus on timber frame construction (where this term is more intuitively meaningful), I'm inclined to think that a braced wall line is in fact a type of shear wall rather than an entirely equivalent concept.

Thus, I suggest we move the article to shear wall and offer a redirect from braced wall line. Any takers or critics?

--Spindustrious 08:58, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)