Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Abou-Rayan, Ashraf M.
URN	etd-11092012-040121
Title	A study of full displacement design of frame structures using displacement sensitivity analysis
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Civil Engineering
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Somers, Arnold E. Jr. Committee Chair Holzer, Siegfried M. Committee Member Plaut, Raymond H. Committee Member
Keywords	Structural analysis (Engineering)
Date of Defense	1985-12-05
Availability	restricted
Abstract The intent of this study is to develop an algorithm for structural design based on allowable displacements for structural members, independent of stresses caused by the configurations imposed. Structural design can be based on displacement constraints applied in the same basic format as stress constraints so that convergence is based on allowable displacements rather than on stresses.
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