TVPE OF BRACING DIMENSIONS

SHEAR DEFLECTION

m STORY

SINGLE DIAGONAL X

f i

E I A i A J d 9

DOUBLE DIAGONAL X U^ AdJ K-BRACE .

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' E'l 2d 3 r L

STORV HEIGHT KMEE-8RACE X 7 \ ? f f l * A . ?Art 121L J

OFFSET DIAGONAL

6 s - Q [ d> a - 2 ) h2m' , E l ( L - 2 m ) M d A 31 L i

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Q i s the s t o r y shear

A^ i s the s e c t i o n a l area of a diagonal

A^-artd 1^ are, respectivly. the se c t i o n a l area and i n e r t i a of the ypper girder

E i s the e l a s t i c modulus