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Build-147-75-Research-Specific-Bracing-Design
Build-147-75-Research-Specific-Bracing-Design
Build-147-75-Research-Specific-Bracing-Design
Specific bracing
design
Changes are needed after houses with a mixture of NZS 3604:2011 wall
bracing and specifically designed bracing performed poorly during the
Canterbury earthquakes. BRANZ’s new design procedure for seismic
bracing elements in new houses will help.