What is the purpose of wall bracing?

What is the purpose of wall bracing? Why is Wall Bracing Needed? Wall bracing provides racking resistance against horizontal (lateral) racking loads from wind and earthquakes and prevents the wall studs from distorting in the plane of the wall (racking) in “domino fashion” and, thus, prevents building collapse. What does Wall Bracing do? Bracing is … Continue reading What is the purpose of wall bracing?