Permanent Bracing Design for MPC Wood Roof Truss Webs and Chords

The objectives of this research were to determine the required net lateral restraining force to brace j-webs or j-chords braced by one or more continuous lateral braces (CLB's), and to develop a methodology for permanent bracing design using a combination of lateral and diagonal braces. SAP2...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Underwood, Catherine Richardson
Other Authors: Biological Systems Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31581
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03312000-08240040/