Patent ID: 7934347

Claim:
A coupled shear wall, comprising: a first wall, a second wall, and a coupling beam that couples said first wall with said second wall, said first wall, said second wall, and said coupling beam each comprising reinforcing bar and concrete, said reinforcing bar comprising a first group of reinforcing bar, said first group of reinforcing bar comprising a first set comprising one or more reinforcing bars, and a second set comprising one or more reinforcing bars, said first set and said second set of reinforcing bars each comprising two or more rebar, said first set inclined upwardly and said second set inclined downwardly, each of said first group of reinforcing bar having first and second ends, at least some of said first ends located within said first wall and at least some of said second ends located within said coupling beam; a second group of reinforcing bar, said second group of reinforcing bar comprising a third set comprising one or more of reinforcing bars, and a fourth set comprising one or more of reinforcing bars, said third set and said fourth set of bars each comprising two or more rebars, said third set inclined upwardly and said fourth set inclined downwardly, said second group of reinforcing bar having third and fourth ends, at least some of said third ends located within said second wall and at least some of said fourth ends located within said coupling beam.