P-DELTA EFFECTS ON STEEL MOMENT FRAMES WITH WELDED FLANGE PLATE CONNECTIONS

The P-Delta effect occurs when a frame or structure is laterally displaced by either seismic or wind loadings. As the structure is being displaced laterally, gravity begins to act on the members causing a secondary effect of the forces and moments which in turn cause additional displacement. The...

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Main Author: Meads, David
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2011
Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/555
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1562&context=theses