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wooden garage - bracing

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n3jc

Civil/Environmental
Nov 7, 2016
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yellow - openings
blue - timber posts, diagonals for bracing in a wall

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There is a plywood sheating on a roof, diagonals between posts and openings for bracing in X and Y directions.

My question: For bracing in X direction I made 2 trusses (0,70 m wide) on each side of large opening. One of them is rotated for 10 degrees.
What do you think about this solution and what would you do? I cant use steel moment frame or something other than timber.

Thank you.

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is this an open structure? If you are making an enclosed, framed garage, plywood is what is typically used for shearwalls and roof diaphragm to take down lateral loads - this looks like an overkill - and you will have issues attaching siding over the diagonals. You should probably just hire an engineer, this would not be an expensive job, and it would be done right.
 
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