SR262 Guidance for bracing design for hillside houses (2018)

The guidance here is to clarify critical structural issues in carrying out bracing design, especially seismic design, of hillside light timber-framed (LTF) houses and to develop a rational bracing design method for hillside LTF houses.

The guidance was developed based on the current NZBC and the current New Zealand design standard AS/NZS 1170.