GLOBAL ANALYSIS OF A PLANE STEEL FRAME

Location : Cluj
Terrain Category: IV
Importance class: III
hfloor=4m
h = 5xhfloor = 20m
L = 4T = 20m , B = 3S = 15m
h 20 m

d 20 m

B 15 m

hf 4 m

T 5 m

S 5 m

L d 20 m

Loads acting on the structure:

Self Weight:

self weight of the slab

Gs 10

kN

GS 5

m
U1 10

Service loads : last floor

current floor U 17
Dividing Walls:
Snow load:

W 3

L = 4T = 20m , B = 3S = 15m

qb 0.5 kPa
giw 1.0
z0 1.0 m
zmin 10 m
Aref hf T 20 mp

kN
m
kN
m

s0k 2 kPa
Ce 0.8
Ct 1.0
kN
S s0k Ce Ct T 8
m

h = 5xhfloor = 20m
d 20 m

Location : Cluj
Terrain Category: IV
Importance class: III
hfloor=4m

h 20 m

kN

kN

location Cluj

Wind Load

self weight of the structure

b 15 m

computing concentrated wind load W1 - coming from wind pressure (zone D) at z e = 10m
ce 1.0
qp qb ce 0.5 kPa
h
d

cpe 0.8

we giw cpe qp 0.4 kPa

W1 we Aref 8 kN
computing concentrated wind load W2 - coming from wind pressure (zone D) at z e = 20m
ce 1.5
qp qb ce 0.75 kPa
h
d

cpe 0.8

we giw cpe qp 0.6 kPa

W2 we Aref 12 kN
computing concentrated wind load W3 - coming from wind suction (zone E) at z e = 10m
ce 1.0
qp qb ce 0.5 kPa
h
d

cpe 0.5

we giw cpe qp 0.25kPa

W3 we Aref 5

kN

computing concentrated wind load W4 - coming from wind suction (zone E) at z e = 20m
ce 1.5
qp qb ce 0.75 kPa
h
d

cpe 0.5

we giw cpe qp 0.375

kPa
W4 we Aref 7.5 kN

Computation of P-D effect on each floor:

kN
V1 [ 1.35( Gs GS) 1.5( U1 S) ] B 708.75
V2 [ 1.35( Gs GS) 1.5( U W) ] B 753.75 kN
V3 V2 753.75

kN

V4 V2 753.75

kN

V5 V2 753.75

kN

F1 0.0027 V1 1.914kN
F2 0.0027 V2 2.035kN
F3 F2 2.035 kN
F4 F2 2.035 kN
F5 F2 2.035 kN
H1 W2 W4 F1 21.414 kN

z=20 m

H2 W2 W4 F2 21.535 kN

z=16m

H3 W2 W4 F3 21.535 kN

z=12m

H4 W1 W3 F4 15.035 kN

z=8m

H5 W1 W3 F5 15.035 kN

z=4m

Computation of cr coefficient for each floor:

1 0.028 m
2 0.025 m
3 0.020 m
4 0.014 m

1 0.003 m - medium displacement for last floor

2 0.005 m - medium displacement for last floor
3 0.006 m - medium displacement for last floor
4 0.008 m - medium displacement for last floor

5 0.006 m
5 0.006 m - medium displacement for last floor
cr1
cr2
cr1
cr1
cr1

( H1 hf )
V1 1
( H2 hf )
V2 2
( H3 hf )
V3 3
( H4 hf )
V4 4
( H5 hf )
V5 5

40.284
22.857
19.047
9.974
13.298

cr,min=~10 =>that the structure is rigid