Semi-rigid frame design methods for practicing engineers

Engineering Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-28

  Christopher, John E ^a   Bjorhovde, Reidar ^b  

^a STV Inc   (United States)

^b Bjorhovde Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BENDING MOMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RIGIDITY; ROTATION; STABILITY; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

CONNECTED MOMENT ROTATION RELATIONSHIP; LINEARIZED CONNECTION STIFFNESS; MOMENT DEFORMATION; ROTATIONAL DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033099728     PISSN: 00138029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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