BRACED FRAME AND MOMENT FRAME SYSTEM

Frame is Categorized on the basis of how it

transfer the lateral loads through vertical
system, and response
No lateral force acting, Hinge joint
Applying Lateral Force
Hinge Joint Without bracing, Lateral sway
Making the joint fixed
Moment Resisting Frame
Moment frame, applying load after making joint fixed.
Bending moment are transferred.
Bracing of member
-Lateral loads are transferred through axile Force
-Pinned Joint
-No moments are transferred
Compressive axial force
Slender member are prone to buckling
Cross Bracing
Advantage and disadvantage
 Differences
BRACED FRAMES
• Pinned Connection is used to
form beam column joints.
• The Connection do not transfer
moments.
• It depends on bracing system
to transfer lateral loads to the
foundation, horizontal and
vertical bracing system are
used.
MOMENT RESISTING FRAMES
• Rigid Connection is used
between beam and columns
• Beams takes loads by
bending , and moments are
transferred through the
connection.
• It relies on the rigid
connection to transfer
lateral loads to the
foundation
Braced Frames
• Beam and columns are
analyze under vertical loads
only, assuming the bracing
system supports all the
lateral loads.
• It has less deformation
capacity and more stiffness
compared to moment
resisting frames.
• Provide more Stabilization
Moment Resisting Frames
• Beam and columns are
analyzed under and axial
loads and moments.
• Moments resisting frames
have more deformation
capacity and less stiffness
compared to braced frames
• Not good as braced Frames
Braced Frames Moment Resisting Fram
• Cost effective due to pinned • Expensive to construct.
connection which is simply
to analyze and easy to
construct.

• It is not labor intensive • It is substantially labor

intensive
• The analysis of braced
• The analysis of the
frames structure is easy and
simple connection is fairly complex