OPTIMAL FRAME DESIGN WITH DISCRETE MEMBERS USING THE COMPLEX METHOD

Authors
HAQUE MI
Citation
Mi. Haque, OPTIMAL FRAME DESIGN WITH DISCRETE MEMBERS USING THE COMPLEX METHOD, Computers & structures, 59(5), 1996, pp. 847-858
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Sciences","Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Computers & structures → ACNP
ISSN journal
00457949
Volume
59
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
847 - 858
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-7949(1996)59:5<847:OFDWDM>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A general purpose automated design procedure, based on a modified comp lex method of Box, for the optimal design of plane frames with variabl e geometry (joint locations) and discrete member size, selected from s pecified tables of member cross-sections, is presented. Members are si zed on the basis of allowable stress design procedure, and the design satisfies all the relevant provisions of the AISC Specification. The c omputer program allows the linking of members as well as joints. The c apabilities of the method are illustrated by three examples. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.