Improved frame stability analysis with effective lengths

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1275-1283

  Hellesland, Jostein ^b   Bjorhovde, Reidar ^a,c  

^a ASCE ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

COMPRESSION MEMBERS; EFFECTIVE FRAME LENGTHS; JOINT STIFFNESS RATIO; ROTATIONAL RESTRAINTS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030283168     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1996)122:11(1275)     Document Type: Article

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