Direct Design to Horizontal Sway, Limitation for Unbraced Steel Frames
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v11.15614Abstract
A method applicable to the design of unbraced multi-storey steel frames to
specified limits on horizontal sway deflection is presented. This method of
design is the extension and combination of the work by Wood and Roberts [1]
and Anderson and Islam [2]. Only simple calculations are required by the
method and its application is illustrated by worked examples. Regular and nonregular
steel frames are considered . The method proposed is suitable for the
design of unbraced multi-storey frames if the choice of sections is controlled by
sway deflection.
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