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