Optimal Design of Semi-Rigid Braced Frames Via Knowledge-Based Approach
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چکیده
Semi-rigid design represents, by its intrinsic nature, a new option aimed at improving the competitiveness of steel construction. This objective can be achieved via Knowledge-Based approaches. In the perspective of design automation, our research proposes a novel methodology for the detailed analysis of a braced building frame adopting semi-rigid steel joints. A software tool was developed in order to enforce such methodology, which provides the most cost-effective solution complying with Eurocode specifications. The first results of a numerical study are also briefly discussed. Copyright 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd
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