Practical Analysis For Semi Rigid Frame Design

Download or read book Practical Analysis for Semi-Rigid Frame Design written by W F Chen and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000-07-24 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the recent progress in practical analysis for semi-rigid frame design in North America. This encompasses codes, databases, modeling, classification, analysis/design, and design tables and aids. Practical design methods include LRFD procedures, approximate procedures, computer-based procedures and the optimization process. The book can be used as a supplementary steel design textbook for graduate students, as a training book for a short course in steel design for practicing engineers, and as a reference book for consulting firms designing building structures.