EFFECTS OF CONCRETE SLAB ON THE DUCTILITY, STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS OF STEEL MOMENT FRAMES WITH REDUCED BEAM SECTION CONNECTIONS

It was not thought that there would be some major flaws in the design of widely used steel moment frames until the Northridge Earthquake hit the California on January 17, 1994. Until then, steel moment frames were practiced as the most ductile system and were used in buildings from few stories to sk...

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Main Author: Poudel, Sanchit
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2015
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1798
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2812&context=theses