Structural Analysis of Multi-Storey Buildings.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Notations -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Individual Bracing Units: Frames, (Coupled) Shear Walls and Cores -- 2.1 Deflection Analysis of Rigid Sway-Frames Under Horizontal Load -- 2.1.1 Characteristic Deformations -- 2.1.2 One-Bay, Multi-Storey Frames -- 2.1.3 Extension of the Results: Multi-Bay, Multi-Storey Frames -- 2.1.4 Discussion and Special Cases -- 2.1.5 Worked Example: Two-Bay, Ten-Storey Frame -- 2.2 Frequency Analysis of Rigid Sway-Frames -- 2.2.1 Fundamental Frequency -- 2.2.2 Discussion -- 2.2.3 Worked Example: Three-Bay, Twenty-Five Storey Frame -- 2.3 Stability Analysis of Rigid Sway-Frames -- 2.3.1 A Comprehensive Method for the Stability Analysis -- 2.3.2 Worked Example: Two-Bay, Twenty-Five Storey Frame -- 2.4 Other Types of Frame -- 2.4.1 A Simple Method for the Stability Analysis -- 2.4.2 Frames on Pinned Support. Stability Analysis -- 2.4.3 Frames with Longer Columns at Ground Floor Level. Stability Analysis -- 2.4.4 Frames with Cross-Bracing -- 2.4.5 Infilled Frames -- 2.4.6 Worked Example: Fifteen-Storey Frame with Cross-Bracing -- 2.5 Coupled Shear Walls -- 2.5.1 The Modified Frame Model -- 2.5.2 Worked Example: Three-Bay, Thirty-Storey Coupled Shear Walls -- 2.6 Shear Walls -- 2.7 Cores -- 2.7.1 Torsional Stiffness Characteristics -- 2.7.2 Deflection and Rotation Under Uniformly Distributed Horizontal Load -- 2.7.3 Fundamental Frequency -- 2.7.4 Critical Load -- 3: Deflection and Rotation Analysis of Buildings Under Horizontal Load -- 3.1 Three-Dimensional Behaviour -- 3.2 The Planar Problem: Lateral Deflection Analysis of Torsion-Free Buildings -- 3.2.1 The Governing Differential Equations of the Problem -- 3.2.2 Method "A": The Simple Method -- 3.2.3 Method "B": The More Accurate Method -- 3.3 The Torsional Problem.

3.3.1 Torsional Behaviour and Basic Characteristics -- 3.3.2 Torsional Analysis -- 3.3.3 Discusson and Special Cases -- 3.4 Maximum Deflection -- 3.5 Load Distribution Among the Bracing Units -- 3.6 The Behaviour of Buildings Under Horizontal Load -- 3.7 Worked Examples -- 3.7.1 Maximum Deflection of Twenty-Eight Storey Symmetric Building -- 3.7.2 Maximum Deflection of Twenty-Eight Storey Asymmetric Building -- 4: Frequency Analysis of Buildings -- 4.1 Lateral Vibration of a System of Frames, (Coupled) Shear Walls and Cores -- 4.2 Pure Torsional Vibration -- 4.3 Coupled Lateral-Torsional Vibration -- 4.4 Worked Examples -- 4.4.1 Fundamental Frequency of Twenty-Five Storey Symmetric Building -- 4.4.2 Fundamental Frequency of Twenty-Storey Asymmetric Building -- 5: Stability Analysis of Buildings -- 5.1 Sway Buckling of a System of Frames, (Coupled) Shear Walls and Cores -- 5.2 Sway Buckling: Special Bracing Systems -- 5.2.1 Bracing Systems Consisting of Shear Walls Only -- 5.2.2 Bracing Systems Consisting of Frames Only -- 5.2.3 Shear Walls and Frames with Very High Beam/Column Stiffness Ratio -- 5.2.4 Shear Walls and Frames with Very High Column/beam Stiffness Ratio -- 5.3 Pure Torsional Buckling -- 5.4 Coupled Sway-Torsional Buckling -- 5.5 Concentrated Top Load -- 5.6 Worked Examples -- 5.6.1 Critical Load of Twenty-Storey Monosymmetric Building -- 5.6.2 Critical Load of Fifteen-Storey Asymmetric Building -- 6: Global Structural Analysis -- 6.1 The Global Critical Load Ratio -- 6.2 Illustrative Example -- 6.3 Practical Application No. 1: Illustrative Example -- 6.3.1 Basic Characteristics -- 6.3.2 Case 1: An Unacceptable Bracing System Arrangement -- 6.3.3 Case 2: A More Balanced Bracing System Arrangement -- 6.3.4 Case 3: An Effective Bracing System Arrangement -- 6.4 Practical Application No. 2: Kollár's Classic Five-Storey Building.

6.4.1 Layout "A": An Open Core on the Right Side of the Layout -- 6.4.2 Layout "B": An Open Core in the Centre of the Layout -- 6.4.3 Layout "C": A Partially Closed Core on the Right Side of the Layout -- 6.4.4 Layout "D": A Partially Closed Core in the Centre of the Layout -- 6.5 Practical Application No. 3: Ten-Storey Asymmetric Building -- 6.5.1 Stability Analysis -- 6.5.2 Maximum Deflection -- 6.5.3 Fundamental Frequency -- 7: Accuracy and Reliability -- 7.1 Basic Characteristics of the Bracing Units -- 7.2 Structural Analysis of Individual Bracing Units -- 7.2.1 Maximum Deflection -- 7.2.2 Fundamental Frequency -- 7.2.3 Critical Load -- 7.3 Structural Analysis of Systems of Bracing Units -- 7.3.1 Maximum Deflection of Symmetric, Torsion-Free Bracing Systems -- 7.3.2 Maximum Deflection of Asymmetric Bracing Systems -- 7.3.3 Fundamental Frequency -- 7.3.4 Critical Load -- 7.4 Accuracy with the Nineteen Worked Examples -- Appendix: List of Worksheets -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

This book relies on creating continuum models for the structural analysis of multi-storey buildings and presents the theoretical background and the governing differential equations (for researchers) and simple closed-form solutions (for practicing structural engineers).

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