SB: lateral bracing

[ruth harding <rharding@sfu.ca>]

Hi again, I thought it might help if I let you know what the specific 
concerns are.  Here they are:

 >He is concerned  (as am I ) that you do not intend to
 >use wire mesh attached to the beam and floor nor do the
 >sewing before plastering.  The main reason for the concern
 >is, as in any post and beam structure, there needs to be
 >some lateral bracing. Since you have no interior walls in
 >the living room section, there needs to be some other form
 >of  lateral bracing.  The diagonal strapping is part of that
 >bracing system, and the wiring, sewing , and plastering is
 >the other part.  It is like the sheathing on any other
 >building.  It holds the whole system together, regardless of
 >what the insulating material is.  The wire mesh and sewing
 >have the added advantage of supplying some shear strength
 >for earthquake loads.


thanks everyone,

r

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