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3 Structural Analysis Handout
3 Structural Analysis Handout
Structural Analysis
Analysis Types
First-order elastic
Second-order elastic
Non-linear material
behaviour
Linear material
behaviour
Second-order elastic
First-order plastic
Deformed Geometry
Analysis Type
Initial Geometry
First-Order Analysis
A first-order analysis may be used if the
following criteria is satisfied:
cr 10 for elastic analysis
cr 15 for plastic analysis
cr =Fcr/FEd
cr
FEd
Fcr
Joints
Clause 5.1.2 deals with joint modelling
HEd
VEd
Amplifier
If 10 > cr 3.0
Action
First order Analysis
First order analysis plus amplification
10>cr >3
or effective length method
cr 3
Second order analysis
Table 2: Actions to be taken once cr has been
calculated
Summary
1) Model the Frame
Imperfections
= 0hm
= 1/200 = 0.005