Timber frame structures – platform frame construction (part 1)
The term ‘platform frame’ derives from the method of construction where floor structures bear onto loadbearing wall panels, thereby creating a ‘platform’ for construction of the next level of wall panels, as indicated in Figure 1. Platform frame construction is particularly suited to buildings that have a cellular plan form.
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