Approximate Analysis
Approximate Analysis
Approximate Analysis
Concrete Portals
Masonry Portals
Introduction
Steel Portals
Introduction
Plan
Sectional elevation along C1-C3
Introduction
Figure 1
Solution
Step 1: Locate the inflection points of beams and columns
Level 2
Level 1
Figure 2
Lateral loads on building frames:
Cantilever method
These assumptions reduce the frame to one that is both stable &
statically determinate
Cantilever method
Steps required for analysis:
Figure 3
Solution
Step 1: Locate point of inflection
Figure 4
Solution
Solution