Lateral-Force Resisting Systems
The lateral-force resisting system is the building’s structural skeleton, the parts that keep it from twisting, swaying, or collapsing when the ground shakes or wind pushes against it.
Without these systems, a building would behave like a stack of loose blocks. With them, the building stands together as one rigid unit.
These are the bones of the building that stop it from falling sideways.
This research evaluated four main types of these systems
For a deeper dive on how each system works, which of each type performs the best, explore the pages above, or review the full comparison matrices.