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Seismic bracing on hillsides

By Angela Liu 1 August 2011, Build 125

Light timber-framed houses on hills and those within the scope of NZS 3604 may share many structural design issues but their seismic bracing performance can be very different. A BRANZ research project looked at the seismic bracing design for houses on hillsides.

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Specific bracing design

By Angela Liu 1 April 2015, Build 147

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.

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