Fuzzy logic based estimation of effective lengths of columns in partially braced multi-storey frames

	Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 11, Number 3, March 2001, pages 287-299 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2001.11.3.287
	Fuzzy logic based estimation of effective lengths of columns in partially braced multi-storey frames
	Devdas Menon(India)
Abstract [Full Text]
	Columns in multi-storey frames are presently categorised as either braced or unbraced, usually by means of the stability index criterion, for estimating their effective length ratios by design aids such as
Key Words
	effective length; K-factor; column; multi-storey frame; partial bracing; stability index; fuzzy logic; membership function; degree of bracing.
Address
	Devdas Menon, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 600036, India