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MK STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE
Waler on V Bracing Truss MK joint
There is still another way to join two walers. That is
with the V Bracing Truss MK and without any
additional part. The V bracing can only be fixed to
the centre of a main truss waler, and only if tubes are
used in the application.
4.3.
4.3.
4.3.
4.3.
BRACING BETWEEN STRUCTURES
BRACING BETWEEN STRUCTURES
BRACING BETWEEN STRUCTURES
BRACING BETWEEN STRUCTURES
Bracing between structures is understood as all tubes
and joints used to connect two or more equal
structures parallel to each other and thus also
reinforcing them in the secondary plane.
This tubes and joints framework structure must
mainly be able to absorb secondary actions such as
lateral wind, forces during the process of forward-
moving of the structures and forces due to
inclinations or slopes of the application.
In some cases, these loads might happen to be
important, therefore the requirement to use bracing
which transmits the actions to the structure axis.
There is another possibility to externally brace the
structures. However, this bracing does not offer the
same qualities of the previous one and may only be
used when actions in the secondary plane are
certainly not important.
4.3.1.
Bracing on waler axis
For this type of bracing, diagonals and horizontal
braces are used, joined to the walers with U
secondary axis joints fastened and with pins D20.
Hence these connections are all hinged which
requires them to be also braced diagonally at some
points to achieve an appropriate bracing for all the
structures.
The bracing system transmits the forces to the waler
axis, and the horizontal braces join and determine
the distance between two adjacent structures. More
structures can be braced parallel to the other, always
in the secondary plane.
4.3.2.
Bracing off waler axis
Tubes and couplers are directly fixed to the Handrail
Head MK joined to the walers and fastened with 2
bolts M16.
This type of bracing does not offer the same qualities
of the previous one and is not advisable to be used
with high load-bearing capacity structures.
Its main advantage is its simplicity (few elements) and
ease of assembly hence it is very useful for the
bracing of light structures. It may also be used to join
two independent, that is, self-standing sets or form
carriers which are not supposed to be moved.