5. Structure design
In a timber-frame structure, the horizontal forces applied to the floor are transmitted to the foundations via the vertical bracing elements of the wall elements, but also via the horizontal elements, i.e. the floors and roof. Each individual bracing element, whether vertical or horizontal, therefore contributes to the structure's behavior, depending on its characteristics and the stresses to which it is subjected.
5.1 Principle of bracing calculation
The calculation principle consists in measuring the surfaces of the building that will be exposed to the wind, and applying to them the pressure expressed in daN/m 2 , after correction of the basic dynamic pressures, which integrate all the parameters impacting these...
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