One sheet remains one piece by itself. Joined from bay to bay, those sheets become something structurally different: a structural plane that brace the entire frame horizontally. The assembled deck amounts to structure, not a covering.
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The Diaphragm
Diaphragm action remains the aspect of a roof deck system specifiers almost never appreciate, and yet structurally one of the most important. Lateral load against the building have to be carried to the bracing: it goes across the diaphragm to where the structure resists it. That's the reason how panels connect on decking for roofs remains calculated, rather than left to the installer. https://schoolido.lu/user/denimpain95/
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