Brace (English spelling)

Japanese: 筋かい(筋違) - すじかい(英語表記)brace
Brace (English spelling)
A general term for reinforcing materials placed on the diagonals of buildings and other structures when the main straight members are assembled into a quadrilateral. Dividing the quadrilateral into triangular units prevents the frame from deforming and withstands horizontal forces acting on its faces. They are primarily used to reinforce bearing walls, which consist of building columns, foundations, beams, etc., to resist wind and earthquake forces. Horizontal braces may also be placed between the rafters and beams of floor trusses or roof trusses to widely transmit external forces to partition frames, including bearing walls. Depending on the direction of the horizontal force, compressive or tensile forces act on braces, so thick braces of the same size as the adjacent column or at least three times larger are used to withstand compressive forces, while thinner thin braces, reinforcing bars, and steel braces made of flat or shaped steel are often used to withstand tensile forces.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
建築などの構造体で主要な直線材を四辺形に組み立てる場合,その対角線上に入れる補強材の総称。四辺形を三角形の単位に分割することで骨組みが変形するのを防ぎ,その面に働く水平力を負担する。主として風や地震の力に抵抗するため建物の柱,土台,はりなどからなる耐力壁の補強に用いられる。また床組み面や小屋組みの桁とはりの間に水平筋かいを入れて,外力を耐力壁を含む間仕切骨組みに広く伝達させることもある。筋かいには水平力の向きによって圧縮または引張りの力が作用するので,圧縮力を負担するにはそれの接する柱と同寸または三つ割り以上の太筋かいを用い,引張力にはそれ以下の薄い細筋かいや鉄筋筋かい,平鋼や形鋼を用いた鉄骨筋かいを用いることが多い。

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