sway and non sway building frame
sway and non sway building frame
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Hi
Pl. clear my doubts
if sway frame are braced building frame which are flexible in nature and with pinned end connection & zero moment
Non sway frame is moment resistant frame which are regid in nature .
I know it looks silly question but want to clear my doubts
Regards
Pl. clear my doubts
if sway frame are braced building frame which are flexible in nature and with pinned end connection & zero moment
Non sway frame is moment resistant frame which are regid in nature .
I know it looks silly question but want to clear my doubts
Regards





RE: sway and non sway building frame
Assuming all concrete building, think shearwalls.
Shearwalls= nonsway (very stiff lateral-force-resisting member, preventing large relative displacement between column top & bottom)
No shearwall = sway frame (primary lateral resistance is provided through bending, allowing relatively large displacements between nodes)
RE: sway and non sway building frame
Thanks for the reply
My question is about the multistoried steel building frame without any lift or shear wall . just steel frame building
RE: sway and non sway building frame
In any case, a "sway" steel building would be one whose primary LFRS is provided through some sort of moment frame (resistance primarily through bending).
Non-sway would be a building whose LFRS consists of some sort of braces, whereby the lateral forces are transmitted directly to the foundation through primarily axial members (X-Brace, Chevron, etc..)
RE: sway and non sway building frame
frv is correct. Your original posting has the meanings reversed.
RE: sway and non sway building frame
10.11.4.1 says:
"It shall be permitted to assume a column in a structure is nonsway if the increase in column end moments due to 2nd order effects does not exceed 5 percent of the 1st order moments."
10.11.4.2 says:
"It also shall be permitted to assume a story within a structure is not sway if Q is less than or equal to 0.05."
It goes on to define how to calculate the stability index Q.