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Figure 4: View of a two storied and one storied house
the joists supporting the floorboards of each story.
The walls parallel to the floor beams are supported in out of plane action by providing a large timber log, longer than the building dimension and having holes at the two ends. A vertical member (shear key) having length equal to several storey heights, is inserted into the hole which provides support to the walls in out-of-plane direction”
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Figure 4: View of a two storied and one storied house
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