Abstract: The geometric nonlinearities in elastic sway frames are examined. Various approximate methods of second‐order analysis for sway frames are reviewed and the conditions limiting the use of these procedures are stated. A ...

Abstract: The geometric nonlinearities in elastic nonsway frames are examined and used to review the rationale and accuracy of the ACI slender column design method. The use of nonsway effective length factors to account for effects ...

Abstract: AbstractThere is mounting evidence that the width of the tropics has increased over the last few decades, but there are large differences in reported expansion rates. This is, likely, in part due to the wide variety of ...