Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 11, Number 3, 2001, pages 287-299
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2001.11.3.287
Fuzzy logic based estimation of effective lengths of columns in partially braced multi-storey frames
Devdas Menon(India)
Abstract
Columns in multi-storey frames are presently categorised as either braced or unbraced,usually by means of the stability index criterion, for estimating their effective length ratios by design aidssuch as
Key Words
effective length; K-factor; column; multi-storey frame; partial bracing; stability index; fuzzy logic; membership function; degree of bracing.
Address
Devdas Menon, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 600036, India
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