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Column design for special moment frames
Thank you very much, your help is greatly appreciated- COEMAN
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- Forum: Seismology engineering
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Column design for special moment frames
when you say "so long as as your column plastic hinge takes proper account of any axial load in the column" you are referring to ACI-318-11 21.6.5.2 Transverse reinforcement: a) and b): (a) The earthquake-induced shear force, calculated in accordance with 21.6.5.1, represents one-half or more...- COEMAN
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- Forum: Seismology engineering
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Column design for special moment frames
In all of the examples I have seen regarding column shear reinforcement for a special moment frames, they use a column that is not at the top of the building, they all have a column framing above and below it (ACI 318-11 R21.5.4). So when the calculate Mpr for the beams tying into the column...- COEMAN
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