Hi sdz, thanks for the reply. I think that nearly all engineers do as you say, and stick within the elastic range. I generally do also, I must admit.
Any other NZ structural engineers out there who would care to comment??
Hi all, I have a single storey structural steel frame building. I am designing in NZ, under NZS3404. My question is, if I designate this structure as a category 1 (fully ductile) frame, even though it is single storey, what checks need to be completed specifically relating to seismic capacity...
Hi all,
I have a single storey structural steel frame building. I am designing in NZ, under NZS3404.
My question is, if I designate this structure as a category 1 (fully ductile) frame, even though it is single storey, what checks need to be completed specifically relating to seismic...