EK560
Tension stiffening influences frame behavior by providing additional bending stiffness within beam and column elements and at beam-column connections.
EK555
As frame deforms under increasing load, changes in geometry may induce additional second order moments within members. These changes in geometry may be due to the movement at the ends […]
EK429
The plastic design method is based on the following assumptions: The material has the capacity to undergo considerable plastic deformation without danger of fracture. Ductility of steel (that is, a […]
EK164
When a braced or unbraced frame has low slenderness, so that ratio between elastic buckling load and acting load is greater or equal to 15, then EC3 allows all the […]
EK163
When an unbraced frame has high slenderness so that ratio between elastic buckling load and acting load is lower than 3, then EC3 requires a more accurate analysis to be […]
EK161
When a braced or unbraced frame has low slenderness so that ratio between elastic buckling and acting load is greater than or equal to 10, then EC3 allows the moments […]
EK155
A first order elastic analysis of a rigid -jointed frame is based on the assumptions that: The material behaves linearly, so that all yielding effects are ignored. The members behave […]
EK108
The lateral deflection of a story-high rigid frame due to beam and column rotations may be considered analogous to the shear defections of a story-high segment of a shear wall.
EK107
The total lateral deflection of a rigid frame may be considered a combination of the following: Cantilever deflection due to axial deformation of columns (15% – 20%). Frame shear racking […]
EK85
The steel sheeting can also be utilized as a structural element itself. Correct detailing of connections between individual cladding sheets (and their connections to the support steelwork) will induce a […]