Storey-based stability analysis of multi-storey unbraced frames

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 679-705

  Liu, Y ^a   Xu, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Column effective length; Lateral stability; Multi storey unbraced frame; Storey based buckling

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; BUILDINGS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; SPECIFICATIONS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COLUMN EFFECTIVE LENGTH; LATERAL STABILITY; MULTI-STOREY UNBRACED FRAMES; STOREY-BASED BUCKLING;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 19944400801     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2005.19.6.679     Document Type: Article

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