Research Article
Jul 1974
Stiffness Center Method
Publication: Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 100, Issue 7
Abstract
A approximate analysis of rigid frames using a new concept, called the stiffness center, is presented. It has been shown that when a skeletal elastic system is idealized as a configuration of elastic springs, about such a center the stiffness of the system is balanced. The concept of elastic center in closed-ring types of structures, the instantaneous center of rotation in a group of fasteners, the center of gravity in the cantilever method, the neutral axis in solid as well as in composite cross sections are all special interpretations of the stiffness center. The method is compared with the existing approximate methods.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 100 • Issue 7 • July 1974
Pages: 1421 - 1431
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© 1974 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 1, 2021
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Hayrettin Kardestuncer
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Civ. Engrg. Dept., Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
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