I can't seem to find good information for free standing decks. Like 8' off the ground (walk out(, I am looking for knee bracing connections but some I found are difficult to use Have like 6x6 wood post and. 3 ply build up beam. It would be great to half some information on th...
The first type is shown in Figure 3-33, using a riser for the legs and underwater adding a diagonal brace for the lower structure; the bracing is fixed on the seafloor by the pile, which can have two, three, or four diagonal bracings and so on. There are one to three layers of ...
Figure 22. Diagonal Bracing Requirements American Wood Council PRESCRIPTIVE RESIDENTIAL WOOD DECK CONSTRUCTION GUIDE 15 Diagonal Bracing: Provide diagonal bracing both parallel and perpendicular to the beam at each post as shown in Figure 22. When parallel to the beam, the bracing shall be bolted to...