Steel structures - analysis and design for vibrations and earthquakes
Subtitle: based on Eurocode 3 and Eurocode 8
By: Karuna Moy Ghosh CEng, FIStructE (London), MIE Civil Engg. (India), Chartered Civil and Structural Engineer, Formerly, Chief Structural Engineer, Kaiser Engineers and Constructors Inc
Publisher: Whittles Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dunbeath, Scotland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781849951104; 9781628700909; 9781849950350; 9781439883471
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Iron and steel Building; Earthquake effects; Vibration; Steel framing (Building); Earthquake resistant design; Construction métallique; Effets des tremblements de terre sur; Vibrations; Charpentes métalliques; Conception parasismique; Seismic design; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Civil; General
Description: 'Steel Structures' analyses the behaviour of two steel framed structures and their structural elements subjected to complex dynamic forces under the actions of earthquake motions and vibrations due to dynamic forces created by the effects of an unbalanced rotating mass of machines.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.
Table of contents: title: Title page; title: Table of contents; title: Part I Analysis and design of a steel-framed building subjected to earthquake forces; title: Chapter 1 Evaluation of seismic design parameters; title: Chapter 2 Specifications and rules for steel-framed building design; title: Chapter 3 Load combinations of seismic action with other actions; title: Chapter 4 General introduction to vibration and seismic analysis; title: Chapter 5 HBI (heavy briquette iron) storage buidling; title: Chapter 6 Computation of the design base shear force in an elastic analysis; title: Chapter 7 Seismic analysis of beams and columns, and design to Eurocode 3 Chapter 8 Case study: Analysis of a portal frame with seismic forces; title: Part II Analysis and design of a steel-framed building subjected to machine vibrations; title: Chapter 9 General principles and practices; title: Chapter 10 Design concept; title: Chapter 11 Vibration analysis; title: Chapter 12 Structural analysis and design; title: Appendix Annex A of Eurocode 3; title: Further reading; title: Index