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AISC Steel Manual, Chapter C, Stability Analysis

AISC Steel Manual, Chapter C, Stability Analysis

AISC Steel Manual, Chapter C, Stability Analysis

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I'm curious to know which method of analysis people are using from Chapter C of the steel manual or if you're using Appendix 7 Direct Design Analysis?

RE: AISC Steel Manual, Chapter C, Stability Analysis

We use the DAM.  It's easy to use in RAM Structural System(and I'm sure other software programs as well).  If you use it in software, just be sure to run an analysis once with reduced stiffness to check strength, and then be sure to re-rum the analysis without the reduced stiffness to check serviceability issues such as drift.
 

RE: AISC Steel Manual, Chapter C, Stability Analysis

We have also been running the DAM when required.  We have both RAM and STAAD.  I have not tried to figure out the RAM DAM process but I have done a pretty good job with the STAAD implementation of DAM.

RE: AISC Steel Manual, Chapter C, Stability Analysis

I would normally use DAM.  But, will avoid it during preliminary design.  I want to get my drift and deflection under control before I allow stiffness reductions.  
 

RE: AISC Steel Manual, Chapter C, Stability Analysis

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Looks like most people are going to the DAM.  It also looks like they are using software to do it.  I do single story buildings and additions.  My access to software is very limited due to budget constraints (I work for the federal government).  I have an old version of STAAD 2D from 1999 that I use for simple frame analysis.  I'm sure it doesn't meet the new requirements for P-Delta/P-delta, so I would be looking at using the 1st order analysis with B factors method and doing it by hand.

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