Loading for Knee Braces
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Loading for Knee Braces
- If knee braces are shown, the trusses must be designed for them using the loads provided by the RDP.
- In the Midwest knee braces are used in many post frame buildings for which an RDP is neither required nor involved.
- This rapidly forces the Truss Designer into the position of designing building elements that ought to be specified by the person responsible for the overall building design.
2006 November