Behavior of three-span braced columns with equal and unequal spans

Columns with three spans separated by elastic braces are analyzed. The influences of translational and rotational resistance at the braces, various end conditions, and the bracing locations for the perfect columns with equal and unequal spans subjected to uniform and nonuniform axial load are invest...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yang, Yu-Wen
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43994
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07292009-090428/