Resilient brace

A resilient brace for connecting together first and second elements of a stud wall, the resilient brace comprising first and second attachment portions attachable to the first and second stud wall elements respectively, the first and second attachment portions being located substantially on a stress axis along which stresses act between said stud wall elements, the resilient brace further comprising an intermediate resilient portion extending between the attachment portions as a continuous extension thereof with at least three successive planar portions angled relative to one another and the attachment portions by means of respective folds so that each planar portion extends laterally of the stress axis, characterized in that wherein:

• each fold between adjacent planar portions is perforated by two holes arranged in two rows equally spaced about the central axis of the brace, with the exception of outer folds between the planar sections at the extremities of the resilient portion and the respective attachment portions, said outer folds being arranged to pass equidistant between two pairs of holes.