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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 56
ADVANCES IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING COMPUTING FOR PRACTICE
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Paper III.1

Comparative Design Study of Multi-Storey Steel Frames using Both the BS 5950 and AISC-LRFD Codes

E. Kameshki

Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, University of Bahrain, Bahrain

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
E. Kameshki, "Comparative Design Study of Multi-Storey Steel Frames using Both the BS 5950 and AISC-LRFD Codes", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Advances in Civil and Structural Engineering Computing for Practice", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 51-60, 1998. doi:10.4203/ccp.56.3.1
Abstract
In this paper traditional design of rigid steel plane frame according to two codes of practice, the British Standard (BS 5950) : part 1 (1990) Structural Use of Steelwork in Building, and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) (1986) is carried out. The frame is subjected to wind loading according to ANSl (1994) as per AlSC specifications and CP3 (1972) as per British Standard. In addition, vertical gravity dead and imposed loads are considered. A 15-storey, 3-bay frame was designed according to the AISC LRFD and BS 5950 using AISC standard sections and British Standard sections. The comparison of both designs revealed that the former code results in a lighter frame.

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