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    Roof Deck and Cross Brace Diaphragm

    Hello, Is it possible to combine a roof deck and cross bracing of joists as a complete diaphragm? Or does it need to be one or the other? I think there may be some difficulties calculating what may fail first. To clarify, can a specific type of roof deck be used to withstand X amount of shear...
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    Roof diaphragm resistance

    Hello - This seems very basic and I may just be overthinking it, but can someone help me with the following: Does the diaphragm resistance needed on a roof change depending on the wall construction? For example, is the diaphragm requirement different if the walls were concrete tilt-up versus...

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