Brace in the plane of a roof, usually tying together a principal and a purlin or ridge piece.
rejected Sway brace
a) Downward brace b) lntegral bracket c) Upward brace d) Windbrace e) Corner brace f) Concealed brace g) Bracket h) Sill beam
A) Base cruck B) Spere truss C) Secondary truss D) Raised cruck E) Upper cruck
a) Wall plate b) Cusp c) Cusped windbrace d) Ridge piece (ridge purlin) e) Principal rafter f*) Plate g) Purlin h) Cranked tiebeam l) Ceiling beam