braced frame
A system of timber framing incorporating the major components of heavy timber framing at corners as well as the tops and bottoms of walls but depending on long diagonal braces at the outside corners for lateral stability. Knee braces are eliminated and lighter weight studs are used approximately two feet on center as intermediary structural supports. 2. A structural frame of linear members made rigid by a system of diagonal members. Photo from Portland, Maine.
braced framing, braced-frame, braced-framing