WRC 081 Part 1: A Survey of Literature on the Stability of Frames

Bulletin / Circular by Welding Research Council, Inc., 1962

L.W. Lu

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It is well known that a building frame, unrestrained against sidesway at the floor levels, may buckle as a unit in the lateral direction when the applied load has reached a certain critical value. This phenomenon is often referred to as "frame instability." A great deal of research work has been done on this problem in the past, and numerous methods are now available for obtaining exact and/or approximate solutions.

This paper contains a general survey of the various frame instability theories, discussions of several recent papers, and a review of current and future research trends. A list of references and summaries of solutions for some practical frames are also included.

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Published: 1962 Number of Pages: 30 File Size: 1 file , 1.1 MB