Steel Structures

  1. Combined Loading and Stability
    1. Members Under Combined Forces
      1. Beam-Columns
        1. Axial Compression and Bending
          1. Axial Tension and Bending
            1. Biaxial Bending
            2. Load Path Analysis
              1. Interaction Effects
              2. Interaction Equations
                1. AISC Interaction Equations
                  1. Strong Axis Bending
                    1. Weak Axis Bending
                      1. Biaxial Bending
                      2. Linear vs Nonlinear Interaction
                        1. Application Examples
                        2. Second-Order Effects
                          1. P-Delta Effects
                            1. Global Frame Sway
                              1. Story Drift Amplification
                              2. P-delta Effects
                                1. Local Member Deformation
                                  1. Member Curvature
                                  2. Amplification Factors
                                  3. Stability Analysis Methods
                                    1. Effective Length Method
                                      1. K-Factor Determination
                                        1. Alignment Charts
                                          1. Approximate Methods
                                          2. Direct Analysis Method
                                            1. Notional Loads
                                              1. Reduced Stiffness
                                                1. Geometric Imperfections
                                                2. Advanced Analysis Methods
                                                3. Frame Stability
                                                  1. Sidesway vs Non-Sidesway
                                                    1. Story Stability Index
                                                      1. Stability Bracing
                                                        1. Leaning Columns

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                                                      9. Design of Connections