1

1.4

1.8

2

lacing

battening

tie plates

perforated cover plates

40mm

60mm

80mm

100mm

prohibited

not prohibited

permitted at start and end of lacing system only

permitted between two parts of the lacing

bending moment due to 2.5% of the column load

shear force due to 2.5% of the column load

2.5% of the column load

both [a] and [b]