MULTISTORY RIGID FRAMES WITH COMPOSITE GIRDERS UNDER GRAVITY AND LATERAL FORCES.

Abstract

This paper compares preliminary designs, with and without composite girders, of a 12-story, two-bay, asymmetrical rigid frame subjected to wind loading. The effects of governing design parameters, such as varying story height, longitudinal steel in the negative moment region, and the length of composite partial slab width adjacent to columns, are discussed and a recommended procedure for designing with composite girders is presented.