The amount of total and relative sway of a framed or
a composite (frame-shear wall) building is of utmost
importance in assessing the seismic resistance of
the building. Therefore, the design engineer must
calculate the sway profile of the building several
times during the design process.
However, it is not a simple task to calculate the
sway of a three-dimensional structure. Of course,
computer programs can do the job, but developing the
three-dimensional model becomes necessary, which is
obviously tedious and time consuming.
An easy to apply analytical method is developed,
which...