The later experimental work on directly knee braced model frames by Zahrai and Jalali (2014) and Sutat et al. (2011) also showed the applicability of this method.
Directly connecting the bracing system to the RC frame is the most cost effective method of joining the two systems together.
Ghaffarzadeh and Maheri (2006a, b) showed that different directly connected internal bracing systems can be used effectively in retrofitting of the existing concrete frames as well as shear resisting elements for the construction of new RC structures.
I was braced against the bar, wondering if I should take a shot of liquid courage directly from the tequila bottle as I waited for my name to be called at the Gotham Comedy Club in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.
The industry braced itself.
Mr Arafat braced himself.
In the typical diagonally braced roof system, the brace is placed on the underside of the compression chord, which is as far as it can be placed away from the battens that brace the trusses not directly connected to the diagonal brace.
