A wall designed to resist lateral forces imposed on a building incorporating said wall, said building having an underlying structural component supporting said wall, said wall comprisirig: (a) a bottom plate arranged to rest on said underlying structural component of said building; (b) means for connecting said bottom plate to said underlying structural component of said building; (c) a plurality of vertically-disposed studs resting on said bottom plate; (d) means for connecting said plurality of vertically-disposed studs to said bottom plate; (e) a top plate resting directly on said vertically-disposed studs; (f) means for connecting said top plate to said vertically-disposed studs; (g) a shear-resisting assembly connectable to said underlying structural component; (h) means for connecting said shear-resisting assembly to said underlying structural component of said building; said shear-resisting assembly including, 1. a planar shear-resisting element, said planar shear-resisting element having a proximal face and a distal face, a top edge, a bottom edge and first and second side edges, said shear-resisting assembly also including, 2. a top strut connected to said proximal face near said top edge of said shear-resisting element, and disposed substantially parallel to said top plate of said wall, 3. a bottom strut connected to said proximal face near said bottom edge of said shear-resisting element, 4. a first chord connected to said proximal face near said first side edge of said shear-resisting element. 5. a second chord connected to said proximal face near said second side edge of said shear-resisting element, and 6. means for connecting said top strut, said bottom strut, said first chord and said second chord to said shear-resisting element, said top and bottom struts and said first and second chords forming a supporting frame for said shear-resisting element; characterised in that in the mounted state of the wall the shear resisting assembly is connected to said top plate and is disposed between said top plate and said underlying structural component; and by means for connecting said shear-resisting assembly to said top plate of said wall; (a) a bottom plate arranged to rest on said underlying structural component of said building; (b) means for connecting said bottom plate to said underlying structural component of said building; (c) a plurality of vertically-disposed studs resting on said bottom plate; (d) means for connecting said plurality of vertically-disposed studs to said bottom plate; (e) a top plate resting directly on said vertically-disposed studs; (f) means for connecting said top plate to said vertically-disposed studs; (g) a shear-resisting assembly connectable to said underlying structural component; (h) means for connecting said shear-resisting assembly to said underlying structural component of said building; 1. a planar shear-resisting element, said planar shear-resisting element having a proximal face and a distal face, a top edge, a bottom edge and first and second side edges, said shear-resisting assembly also including, 2. a top strut connected to said proximal face near said top edge of said shear-resisting element, and disposed substantially parallel to said top plate of said wall, 3. a bottom strut connected to said proximal face near said bottom edge of said shear-resisting element, 4. a first chord connected to said proximal face near said first side edge of said shear-resisting element. 5. a second chord connected to said proximal face near said second side edge of said shear-resisting element, and 6. means for connecting said top strut, said bottom strut, said first chord and said second chord to said shear-resisting element, said top and bottom struts and said first and second chords forming a supporting frame for said shear-resisting element;