Workgroup Contents
Lecture 14.14 : Methods of Analysis of Rigid Jointed Frames
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. EUROCODE 3 APPROACH TO ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
2.1 General Approach
2.2 Second Order Effects
2.3 Imperfections
2.3.1 Common practice
2.3.2 Definitions and Eurocode 3 provisions
3. METHODS OF GLOBAL ELASTIC ANALYSIS
3.1 Premise
3.2 First Order Elastic Global Analysis
3.3. Second Order Elastic Global Analysis
3.3.1 Local second order effects (P-delta)
3.3.2 Global second order effects (P-Delta)
3.3.3 Approximate evaluation of second order effects
3.4 Calculation of Internal Forces and Moments
3.4.1 Effects of deformation
3.4.2 Braced frames
3.4.3 Non-sway frames
3.4.4 Design methods for the elastic analysis of sway frames (direct or indirect allowances)
3.5 Cross-Section Requirements
4. METHODS OF GLOBAL PLASTIC ANALYSIS
4.1 Rigid-Plastic Analysis
4.1.1 Assumptions, limitations and cross-section requirements
4.1.2 Computation of collapse multiplier of loads
4.2 Elastic-Perfectly Plastic Analysis
4.2.1 Cross-section requirements
4.3 Elasto-Plastic Analysis
4.3.1 Cross-section requirements
4.4 Calculation of Internal Forces and Moments
4.4.1 Plastic analysis of sway frames
5. CONCLUDING SUMMARY
6. REFERENCES
7. ADDITIONAL READING