A numerical study on special truss moment frames

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Ölmez, Harun Deniz

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A three-phase numerical study was undertaken to address some design issues related with special truss moment frames (STMFs). In the first phase, the design approaches for distribution of shear strength among stories were examined. Multistory STMFs sized based on elastic and inelastic behavior were evaluated from a performance point of view. A set of time history analysis was conducted to investigate performance parameters such as the interstory drift ratio and the plastic rotation at chord member ends. The results of the analysis reveal that the maximum interstory drifts are not significantly influenced by the adopted design philosophy while considerable differences are observed for plastic rotations. In the second phase, the expected shear strength at vierendeel openings was studied through three dimensional finite element modeling. The results from finite element analysis reveal that the expected shear strength formulation presented in the AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings is overly conservative. Based on the analysis results, an expected shear strength formula was developed and is presented herein. In the third phase, the effects of the load share and slenderness of X-diagonals in the special segment on the performance of the system were evaluated. Lateral drift, curvature at chord member ends, axial strain at X-diagonals and base shear were the investigated parameters obtained from a set of time history analysis. The results illustrate that as the load share of X-diagonals increases, the deformations decreases. Moreover, the slenderness of X-diagonals is not significantly effective on the system performance.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/19300

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H. D. Ölmez, “A numerical study on special truss moment frames,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.