General Tips

There are probably three major or general rules to follow: 1.) Visualization. Visulize the load path and visulize the detail. You must understand where the load is going and how you plan to resist it. Also your details must be construct-able.…

Wood Diaphragm Design

Full post will be completed soon. Typically wood diaphragms are considered flexible. Metal clad wood truss diaphragm design: http://bse.wisc.edu/bohnhoff/Publications/Copyrighted/EP484.2%20PDF%20File1.pdf