Commentary — Appendix 6 Member stability bracing
C-6Commentary — Appendix 6 Member stability bracing
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Appendix 6 includes the following major change in this edition of the Specification:
(1) The equation for required flexural strength of a torsional point brace has been revised.
This Commentary provides background to the development of the Appendix 6 equations and explains their application in the design for bracing of beams, columns, and beam-columns.
In the design of bracing for trusses, the compression chord may be treated as the compression flange of a beam. Further discussion of specific bracing applications for trusses and other systems is provided in this Commentary.