2609Civil EngineeringMedium
The bracing between two columns of a steel tank will be designed to resist________?
Acolumn loads + full horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake
Bhorizontal shear due to wind or earthquake only
Ccolumn loads + 2.5% of horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake
Dhorizontal, shear due to wind or earthquake + 2.5% of column loads
Correct answer
D. horizontal, shear due to wind or earthquake + 2.5% of column loads
Explanation
The correct answer is horizontal, shear due to wind or earthquake + 2.5% of column loads.