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  1. Frame
    • Open system of columns and beams that provides structural skeleton for the building
    • Common structural system for most building types
    • Can be constructed from steel, concrete masonry and wood
  2. Frame Structure and Lateral Stability
    • Gravity loads transferred by columns and beams
    • Lateral loads transferred by
    • Moment connections, rigid frame
    • Bracing - cross, knee, and k-bracing
    • Diaphragms - floors, shear walls
  3. Moment Frame
  4. Rigid Frame
  5. Bracing

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Author:
 janelle596
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 105083
Filename:
 Building Systems
Updated:
2011-09-29 02:31:45
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Frame Systems
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Building Systems
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