A diaphragm structure results when a series of such vertical and horizontal diaphragms are properly tied together to form a structural unit.
Roof wall diaphram.
The term diaphragm is usually applied to roofs and floors.
This horizontal element is known as the diaphragm.
A shear wall however is a vertical cantilevered diaphragm.
A shear wall however is a vertical cantilevered diaphragm.
At the roof level these wall reactions turn the load in the roof system in the plane of the roof.
Diaphragms are typically horizontal but can be sloped such as in a gable roof on a wood structure or concrete ramp in a parking garage.
The roof structure consists of a panelized hybrid roof system which is very common in large diaphragm roofs in the seismically active western united states.
In structural engineering a diaphragm is a structural element that transmits lateral loads to the vertical resisting elements of a structure such as shear walls or frames.
This roof system comprises structural wood panel sheathing with light dimensional lumber supports resting on open web steel joists and joist girders.
A diaphragm is a flat structural unit acting like a deep thin beam.
A diaphragm is a flat structural unit acting like a deep thin beam.