Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Tension only brace frames

Correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to recall a section (in some code)
that limited the use of a Tension only braces in SDC D, E, and F.

Does anyone know of this or where I can find some info on it.
Preferably from IBC 06 and ASCE 7-05.

Jason

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