Design of composite sway frames: a concise guide

摘要

The findings from a number of recent studies of the ability of composite connections to deliver the levels of performance required for the adoption of the semicontinuous approach to overall frame design have been combined with recently developed improved understanding of the justification for the Wind Moment Method of design for unbraced steel frames to extend the concept to cover composite construction.Numerical parametric studies have formed the basis for defining a range of composite frames to which the Wind Moment Method may safely be applied.