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Br a c e sa ndT r us s As i mi l a rs t r uc t ur ei sde v e l ope dont hes a mepr i nc i pl eoft he t r i a ng ul a rba s ea ndc on nuosl i ne a rc ol umnsa l t houg h pr e s e nti nt hi st owe ri st hee ffe cv eus eofbr a c i nga nda s i mpl et r us ss y s t e m. Us i nge l ong a t edi a g ona l me mbe r s f orbr a c i ng , c a pa bl eofr e s i snga x i a l l oa di ngi nbot hdi r e cons , wi l l s uffic i e nt l ys t a bi l i s et he mbe rf r a me . ( T ur ne r , 1985) Bye mpl oy i ngt he s edi a g ona l s uppor t s , i t e ffe cv e l ye nha nc e st het r i a ng ul a rf or ma ndc r e a t e sat r us s s y s t e m, whi c hha st hea bi l i t yt opr ov i debot hs t a bi l i t y a ndl oa ddi s pe ron. t hr oug hl i nk i ngt hec ol umnsdi a g ona l l y t het r us ss y s t e me x t e ndst hel oa dpa t ha ndi mpr ov e st he e v e ndi s pe r s i on.

( Chi ng2008)

S i mi l a rT owe rus e sbr a c i nga ndt r us ss y s t e m

T heBa l s at owe ri se ffe cv e l yt hr e el i ne a r , v e rc a l pr oj e cons f r ome a c hc or ne roft het r i a ng ul a rba s e . T he s ec on nuos c ol umnss uppor tt hea x i a l c ompr e s s i onl oa dbyna t ur eof t heba l s a mbe r . T heS k e l e t a l / f r a me ds t r uc t r ua l s y s t e m pr ov i de sal i g ht we i g hty e te ffic i e ntme a nsofma x i mi s i ng t hehe i g htoft hes t r uc t ur ewhi l s tma i nt a i ni ngami ni ma l us a g eofbui l di ngr e s our c e s .

Wi t houtt heus eofbr a c i ng Col umnsde fle c tt oa ndbe nd duet ot hefle x i bi l i t yi nt he mbe r , t hi sc r e a t e sa de f or maoni nt het owe r whi c hwe a k e nst heov e r a l l s t r uc t ur a l i nt e g r i t y .

L oa dP a t hBa s e

Br a c i nga ndT r us s s y s t e m, e nha nc e s t hes t r e ng t ha nd s t a bi l i t yoft he s t r uc t ur e

E x a mpl eofDe f or maoni nt hes t r uc t ur e


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