Tag: Finite Element Analysis
Integrated Matrix Analysis of Structures Theory and Computation by William Leigh and Mario Paz
Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Steel
CONTENTS Foreword………………………………………………………………..i Acknowledgments……………………………………………………………….. ii Contents……………………………………………………………….. …………iii List of Figures ………………………………………………………………………………….xiv List of Tables ………………………………………………………………..xvi 1 GENERAL…………………………………………………………………………………………..1 1.1 Scope……………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 1.2 Design Philosophy……………………………………………………………………………2 1.2.1 Aims of structural design………………………………………………………………………………………21.2.2 Design responsibility and assumptions…………………………………………………………………..21.2.3 Structural system, integrity and robustness…………………………………………………………….31.2.4 Overall stability……………………………………………………………………………………………………31.2.5 Limit state design ………………………………………………………………………………………………..31.2.6 Economy ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………31.2.7 Design working life………………………………………………………………………………………………31.3 References………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..41.4 Glossary of Terms and Definitions …………………………………………………………………………….41.4.1 General definitions ………………………………………………………………………………………………41.4.2 Structural element definitions………………………………………………………………………………..51.4.3 Structural behaviour definitions……………………………………………………………………………..61.4.4 Material behaviour definitions ……………………………………………………………………………….71.4.5 Section type definitions………………………………………………………………………………………..71.4.6 Connection definitions………………………………………………………………………………………….81.5 Major Symbols…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..82 LIMIT STATE DESIGN PHILOSOPHY ………………………………………………………………………..172.1 General……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………172.1.1 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………172.1.2 Simple design …………………………………………………………………………………………………..172.1.3 Continuous design …………………………………………………………………………………………….172.1.4 Semi-continuous design……………………………………………………………………………………..172.1.5 Design…