Abstract
This paper presents a solution for the lateral force distribution in bracings arranged continuously or dispersely in three dimensional 1 span, many storied framed structures using the method of difference equations. Numerical results show that the ratio of lateral force distribution in bracings arranged continuously in the framed structure and the open frame is smaller at higher stories of the structure, but the value of the same ratio in bracings arranged dispersely is approximately equal in all stories of the frame, being roughly proportional to the shear rigidity of the frame with bracings.
