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Effective Length and Notional Load Approaches for Assessing Frame Stability

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Publisher : Amer Society of Civil Engineers

Page : 442 pages

File Size : 27,44 MB

Release : 1997-01-01

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9780784402306

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This report provides a thorough understanding of the assumptions with respect to column and frame stability made in the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) specifications and presents the derivation and use of one alternate approach that is in common use in some form within several other design standards. Of the three techniques for stability design discussed, two approaches are based on the use of effective length factors and the third method involves the use of a notional load approach. Examples are included to illustrate the procedures for both common and unusual conditions encountered in practice, along with discussions on the advantages and disadvantages of each of the methods. This report is applicable to both unbraced and braced frames having either fully-restrained or partially-restrained connections.



Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures

Author : Theodore V. Galambos

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 952 pages

File Size : 42,71 MB

Release : 1998-06-15

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9780471127420

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Book Description

This book provides simplified and refined procedures applicable to design and to accessing design limitations and offers guidance to design specifications, codes and standards currently applied to the stability of metal structures.



Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures

Author : Ronald D. Ziemian

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 1120 pages

File Size : 40,59 MB

Release : 2010-02-08

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0470085258

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Book Description

The definitive guide to stability design criteria, fully updated and incorporating current research Representing nearly fifty years of cooperation between Wiley and the Structural Stability Research Council, the Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures is often described as an invaluable reference for practicing structural engineers and researchers. For generations of engineers and architects, the Guide has served as the definitive work on designing steel and aluminum structures for stability. Under the editorship of Ronald Ziemian and written by SSRC task group members who are leading experts in structural stability theory and research, this Sixth Edition brings this foundational work in line with current practice and research. The Sixth Edition incorporates a decade of progress in the field since the previous edition, with new features including: Updated chapters on beams, beam-columns, bracing, plates, box girders, and curved girders. Significantly revised chapters on columns, plates, composite columns and structural systems, frame stability, and arches Fully rewritten chapters on thin-walled (cold-formed) metal structural members, stability under seismic loading, and stability analysis by finite element methods State-of-the-art coverage of many topics such as shear walls, concrete filled tubes, direct strength member design method, behavior of arches, direct analysis method, structural integrity and disproportionate collapse resistance, and inelastic seismic performance and design recommendations for various moment-resistant and braced steel frames Complete with over 350 illustrations, plus references and technical memoranda, the Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures, Sixth Edition offers detailed guidance and background on design specifications, codes, and standards worldwide.



Structural Stability of Steel

Author : Theodore V. Galambos

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 386 pages

File Size : 20,99 MB

Release : 2008-04-18

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0470037784

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Practical guide to structural stability theory for the design of safe steel structures Not only does this book provide readers with a solid foundation in structural stability theory, it also offers them a practical, working knowledge of how this theory translates into design specifications for safe steel structures. Structural Stability of Steel features detailed discussions of the elastic and inelastic stability of steel columns, beams, beam-columns, and frames alongside numerous worked examples. For each type of structural member or system, the authors set forth recommended design rules with clear explanations of how they were derived. Following an introduction to the principles of stability theory, the book covers: * Stability of axially loaded planar elastic systems * Tangent-modulus, reduced-modulus, and maximum strength theories * Elastic and inelastic stability limits of planar beam-columns * Elastic and inelastic instability of planar frames * Out-of-plane, lateral-torsional buckling of beams, columns, and beam-columns The final two chapters focus on the application of stability theory to the practical design of steel structures, with special emphasis on examples based on the 2005 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings of the American Institute of Steel Construction. Problem sets at the end of each chapter enable readers to put their newfound knowledge into practice by solving actual instability problems. With its clear logical progression from theory to design implementation, this book is an ideal textbook for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in structural engineering. Practicing engineers should also turn to this book for expert assistance in investigating and solving a myriad of stability problems.



Stability of Structures

Author : Chai H Yoo

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 537 pages

File Size : 48,83 MB

Release : 2011-05-12

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0123851238

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The current trend of building more streamlined structures has made stability analysis a subject of extreme importance. It is mostly a safety issue because Stability loss could result in an unimaginable catastrophe. Written by two authors with a combined 80 years of professional and academic experience, the objective of Stability of Structures: Principles and Applications is to provide engineers and architects with a firm grasp of the fundamentals and principles that are essential to performing effective stability analysts. Concise and readable, this guide presents stability analysis within the context of elementary nonlinear flexural analysis, providing a strong foundation for incorporating theory into everyday practice. The first chapter introduces the buckling of columns. It begins with the linear elastic theory and proceeds to include the effects of large deformations and inelastic behavior. In Chapter 2 various approximate methods are illustrated along with the fundamentals of energy methods. The chapter concludes by introducing several special topics, some advanced, that are useful in understanding the physical resistance mechanisms and consistent and rigorous mathematical analysis. Chapters 3 and 4 cover buckling of beam-columns. Chapter 5 presents torsion in structures in some detail, which is one of the least well understood subjects in the entire spectrum of structural mechanics. Strictly speaking, torsion itself does not belong to a topic in structural stability, but needs to be covered to some extent for a better understanding of buckling accompanied with torsional behavior. Chapters 6 and 7 consider stability of framed structures in conjunction with torsional behavior of structures. Chapters 8 to 10 consider buckling of plate elements, cylindrical shells, and general shells. Although the book is primarily devoted to analysis, rudimentary design aspects are discussed. - Balanced presentation for both theory and practice - Well-blended contents covering elementary to advanced topics - Detailed presentation of the development



Advanced Analysis and Design of Steel Frames

Author : Gou-Qiang Li

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 392 pages

File Size : 10,24 MB

Release : 2007-06-13

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9780470319932

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Book Description

Steel frames are used in many commercial high-rise buildings, as well as industrial structures, such as ore mines and oilrigs. Enabling construction of ever lighter and safer structures, steel frames have become an important topic for engineers. This book, split into two parts covering advanced analysis and advanced design of steel frames, guides the reader from a broad array of frame elements through to advanced design methods such as deterministic, reliability, and system reliability design approaches. This book connects reliability evaluation of structural systems to advanced analysis of steel frames, and ensures that the steel frame design described is founded on system reliability. Important features of the this book include: fundamental equations governing the elastic and elasto-plastic equilibrium of beam, sheer-beam, column, joint-panel, and brace elements for steel frames; analysis of elastic buckling, elasto-plastic capacity and earthquake-excited behaviour of steel frames; background knowledge of more precise analysis and safer design of steel frames against gravity and wind, as well as key discussions on seismic analysis. theoretical treatments, followed by numerous examples and applications; a review of the evolution of structural design approaches, and reliability-based advanced analysis, followed by the methods and procedures for how to establish practical design formula. Advanced Design and Analysis of Steel Frames provides students, researchers, and engineers with an integrated examination of this core civil and structural engineering topic. The logical treatment of both advanced analysis followed by advanced design makes this an invaluable reference tool, comprising of reviews, methods, procedures, examples, and applications of steel frames in one complete volume.



Practical Analysis for Semi-rigid Frame Design

Author : Wai-Fah Chen

Publisher : World Scientific

Page : 492 pages

File Size : 35,34 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9789810241384

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Book Description

This book summarizes the recent progress in practical analysis for semi-rigid frame design in North America. This encompasses codes, databases, modeling, classification, analysis/design, and design tables and aids. Practical design methods include LRFD procedures, approximate procedures, computer-based procedures and the optimization process. The book can be used as a supplementary steel design textbook for graduate students, as a training book for a short course in steel design for practicing engineers, and as a reference book for consulting firms designing building structures.



Handbook of Structural Engineering

Author : W.F. Chen

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 1765 pages

File Size : 31,83 MB

Release : 2005-02-28

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1420039938

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Book Description

Continuing the best-selling tradition of the Handbook of Structural Engineering, this second edition is a comprehensive reference to the broad spectrum of structural engineering, encapsulating the theoretical, practical, and computational aspects of the field. The contributors cover traditional and innovative approaches to analysis, design, and rehabilitation. New topics include: fundamental theories of structural dynamics; advanced analysis; wind- and earthquake-resistant design; design of prestressed structures; high-performance steel, concrete, and fiber-reinforced polymers; semirigid frame structures; structural bracing; and structural design for fire safety.



Semi-rigid Connections Handbook

Author : Wai-Fah Chen

Publisher : J. Ross Publishing

Page : 1263 pages

File Size : 27,53 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1932159991

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Book Description

A practical and accessible introduction to the implementation of partially restrained connections in engineering practice.



Steel and Composite Structures

Author : Y. C. Wang

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 1665 pages

File Size : 33,33 MB

Release : 2018-05-08

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1351413929

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Book Description

Over 150 papers representing the most recent international research findings on steel and composite structures. Including steel constructions; buckling and stability; codes; composite; control; fatigue and fracture; fire; impact; joints; maintenance; plates and shells; retrofitting; seismic; space structures; steel; structural analysis; structural components and assemblies; thin-walled structures; vibrations, and wind. A special session is dedicated on codification. A valuable source of information to researchers and practitioners in the field of steel and composite structures.