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Trelystan Church, Montgomeryshire. Decorative arched wind braces between purlins- 15th-16th century

In architecture, wind braces are diagonal braces to tie the rafters of a roof together and prevent racking. In medieval roofs they are arched, and run from the principal rafters to catch the purlins. [1]

References

  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). " Wind Braces". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 708.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Wind bracing)
Trelystan Church, Montgomeryshire. Decorative arched wind braces between purlins- 15th-16th century

In architecture, wind braces are diagonal braces to tie the rafters of a roof together and prevent racking. In medieval roofs they are arched, and run from the principal rafters to catch the purlins. [1]

References

  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). " Wind Braces". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 708.



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