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Laboratory Testing of Internal Bracing Systems for a Lightweight Relocatable Structure

This report documents laboratory testing and evaluation of internal lateral bracing schemes for use in commercially available, off-the-shelf lightweight relocatable structures (LRS) selected for possible military application in a Theater of Operations (TO). The structural system used for the test was a panelized building manufactured by Kelly Klosure, Inc. The purpose of this study was to find a way to eliminate the guy wires currently incorporated in this LRS. To be acceptable, a bracing scheme had to satisfy Army facilities Component System design criteria for initial construction (0 to 6 months) and be easy to incorporiate into the building system. Three bracing schemes were tested, and all satisfied loading requirements. One of these systems is not yet commercially available. The other two systems (a wood knee brace and a steel knee brace) developed by the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USA-CERL) can be easily fabricated with commercially available materials. Although all systems tested increase construction time, cost, and logistocs somewhat, they are better adapted to various soil conditions and occupy less space when constructed.

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  • "This report documents laboratory testing and evaluation of internal lateral bracing schemes for use in commercially available, off-the-shelf lightweight relocatable structures (LRS) selected for possible military application in a Theater of Operations (TO). The structural system used for the test was a panelized building manufactured by Kelly Klosure, Inc. The purpose of this study was to find a way to eliminate the guy wires currently incorporated in this LRS. To be acceptable, a bracing scheme had to satisfy Army facilities Component System design criteria for initial construction (0 to 6 months) and be easy to incorporiate into the building system. Three bracing schemes were tested, and all satisfied loading requirements. One of these systems is not yet commercially available. The other two systems (a wood knee brace and a steel knee brace) developed by the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USA-CERL) can be easily fabricated with commercially available materials. Although all systems tested increase construction time, cost, and logistocs somewhat, they are better adapted to various soil conditions and occupy less space when constructed."@en

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