TYPES OF BRACINGS.

A typical column and beam frame is assumed To be joined with pin or hinged connections, Which can potentially resist applied vertical loads. Four hinged quadrilateral is inherently unstable, However, and would be unable to resist a laterally Applied load.

K bracing consist of two diagonal braces that meet near the Midpoint of vertical frame member. Each diagonal member Can be subject to either tension or compression, depending On lateral force acting on the frame.

V bracing consist of diagonal braces that meet near the midpoint Of horizontal frame member .

The additional of diagonal bracing system Would provide the requisite lateral stability To the frame.

Knee braces used in pairs to resist the lateral forces From either directions.

Chevron bracing is similar to V bracing but its orientation Allows for passage through the space below the inverted V.

Diagonal bracing consists a pair of diagonals. A certain degree of redundancy is achieved If each diagonal alone is capable of stabilizing the frame.

Single diagonal braces: able to handle both tension and compression.

Diagonal tension counter systems consist of cable or rods that Work primarily in tension. A pair of cables or rods is always necessary to Stabilize the frame against lateral forces from either directions. For each force direction, one cable of road will operate effectively in Tension while the other becomes slack and it assumed to carry no load.