Analysis of Building Frames
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 119, Issue 2
Abstract
The term building frame as defined in this paper, refers to a general flat‐plate structural system, comprising thin Kirchoff plates (the floor slabs), which are interconnected by one‐dimensional flexural elements (the columns and column walls) of various shapes and layout. The building‐frame material is assumed to be linear elastic. A stiffness method for analyzing this structure addresses the full three‐dimensional frame and is practical for use either as a design tool or for research. The direct boundary element method (DBEM) is used to generate the stiffness properties of the slab thin‐plate element and to calculate the internal actions. Potential applications include stress analysis, and in addition, these numerical procedures permit a more rational basis for studying dynamic behavior, and other types of analysis in which a full building frame structural stiffness model is desirable. The paper is oriented toward a general structural engineering readership.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 119 • Issue 2 • February 1993
Pages: 468 - 483
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Copyright © 1993 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jan 14, 1992
Published online: Feb 1, 1993
Published in print: Feb 1993
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