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  Volume 7, Number 1, January 2022 , pages 19-35
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/acd.2022.7.1.019
 

Optimization of lateral resisting system of framed tubes combined with outrigger and belt truss
Mehrdad Mohammadnejad and Hasan Haji Kazemi

 
Abstract
    In this paper, the optimum location of the belt truss-outrigger for a combined system of framed tube, shear core and outrigger-belt truss is calculated. The optimum location is determined by maximization of the first natural frequency. The framed tube is modeled using a non-prismatic cantilever beam with hollow box cross section. The governing differential equation is solved using the weak form integral equations and the natural frequencies of the structure are calculated. The graphs are introduced for quick calculation of the first natural frequency. The location of the belt truss-outrigger that maximizes the first natural frequency of the structure is introduced as an optimum location. The structure is modeled using SAP-2000 finite elements software. In the modelling, the location of the belt truss-outrigger is changed along the height of the structure. With various locations of the outrigger, the lateral deflection of the all stories and axial force in the columns of the outer tube are calculated. The analysis is repeated by locating the outrigger-belt truss at the optimum location. The analysis results are compared and effect of the optimum location on the lateral deflection and the shear lag phenomena are investigated.
 
Key Words
    framed tube; lateral deflection; natural frequency; optimum location; outrigger-belt truss; shear lag
 
Address
Mehrdad Mohammadnejad: Department of Civil Engineering, Birjand University of Technology, Birjand, Iran

Hasan Haji Kazemi: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
 

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