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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OpenSIUC
2011
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| Online Access: | https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/555 https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1562&context=theses |
| Summary: | 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 purpose of this study is to investigate the P-Delta effect on multi-story steel framed structures with welded flange plate connections. The traditional method regarding the calculation of the P-Delta effect assumes the lateral displacement of the steel columns is due to lateral deflection only and does not take joint rotation into account. In this study, a finite element analysis using computer models will be used to investigate the additional lateral displacement from the P-Delta effect due to the addition of joint rotation. |
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