Design of Beam-Columns in Steel Frames. I: Philosophies and Procedures
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This paper and its companion present a detailed comparison of the approaches for design of beam-columns in steel frameworks specified in the present American, Canadian, European, and Australian limit states design standards. The papers also describe and evaluate a simple modification to the current AISC LRFD Specification approach that avoids the need to calculate column effective length factors. This paper discusses the various philosophies and procedures for beam-column design and summarizes the key similarities and differences among the current approaches. To ease the comparison of the approaches, the equations for checking of beam-column strengths are expressed using a unified notation.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 123 • Issue 12 • December 1997
Pages: 1556 - 1564
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Copyright © 1997 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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