Success with ModelSmart3D - Series 2 (towers) - Show 1
Slide No.
27
Designing the Lateral Braces
How do we design an
optimal bracing
configuration?
Let’s assume the wind
comes from the left.
If the wind only came from
the left, we could place the
diagonals such that each
bracing element was in
tension.
A tension or
pulling internal
force
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Tension members don’t buckle so we could make these bracing member quite slender and thus lighter.