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Practical Approximate Analysis of Beams and Frames
Practical Approximate Analysis of Beams and Frames
Practical Approximate Analysis of Beams and Frames
Approximate
Analysis of Beams
and Frames
Nabil Fares, Ph.D.
ASCE
Contents
Preface
vii
Introduction to
1.2
1.3
with
Applied
at
1.5
Applied
16
Analyzing
Structures
20
Sidesway
1.6
Beam with
1.7
Example:
1.8
Beam with
Uniform Load
22
Uniform Load
a
39
Point Force
42
1.9
Example:
1.10
Comments and
1.11
1.12
11
Example:
Point Force
Resisting
67
Examples
on
Multiple
Loads
71
79
Hinges
a
at the Other
87
1.13
1.14
Hinge
Point Force
2.2
Approximate Analysis
of
Single
Floor Frames
2.4
2.5
Approximate Analysis
Rotary Springs
105
105
of
Multiple
124
131
Subject
to Horizontal Loads
141
2.6
A Note
2.7
2.8
Notes on
Lumped
Sidesway
98
115
the
94
Subject
to a Horizontal Load
2.3
on
Resisting
at the Other
1.4
1
1
Sketching
Buildings
Applied Couples
152
160
171
Practical
vi
Approximate Analysis
Maximum Vertical
Estimating
Displacements
in Beams
191
Displacements
Relative Vertical
3.4
Side
3.5
Displacements
of Frames
Factors from
Slope
203
211
Measurements
225
in Beams
185
185
Moment of Inertia
3.3
....
235
4.1
235
4.2
242
4.3
Approximate
Statically
Indeterminate Structures
270
Appendixes
A
317
A.2
319
A. 3
Point Force
321
327
B. 1
Cantilever
327
B.2
328
B.3
B.4
Column for
Beams
B. 5
317
A.1
Multi-Story BuildingTop
Floor
330
(Top
and Bottom
Similar)
Column for
332
Multi-Story
BuildingGeneral Case
333
335
C. 1
Displacements at Any
C.2
C.3
Uniform LoadMid
C.4
Point
C.5
344
C.6
347
C.7
Location
335
338
Displacements
340
342
350
Practical
Approximate Analysis of
vii
353
D.1
353
D.2
355
D.3
355
D.4
Transition Member
357
Index
359