ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET TOOLS FOR SEMI-RIGID FRAMES

A personal computer software tool for automating the analysis computations for semi-rigid steel frames is described. the computations are based partly on a design procedure proposed earlier, and partly on approximate modeling techniques developed for flexibly-connected building frames. The computations are implemented in an electronic spreadsheet providing a fully interactive design medium that can be readily accessed by office practitioners. The method facilitates the process of taking advantage of the beneficial effects of connection stiffness on frame strength.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Steel Construction

  Wrigley Building, 400 North Michigan Avenue, 8th Floor
  Chicago, IL  United States  60611
• Authors:
  • Ackroyd, M H
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 69-78
• Serial:
  • Engineering Journal
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Institute of Steel Construction
  • ISSN: 0013-8029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Frames; Mathematical models; Software; Spreadsheets; Stiffness; Structural analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Connectsions
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497433
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM