Date of Award
Summer 1987
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Civil Engineering
First Advisor
Vinnakota, S.
Second Advisor
Wenzel, Thomas H.
Third Advisor
Nigro, N. J.
Abstract
The following is the comparative study of a suspended and conventional multi-story structure. In the first part of the thesis, a state of the art report briefly overviews the history of suspended structures and their recent developments in contetemporary architecture. The second part of the thesis develops the structural behavior of suspended structures with particular emphasis on multi-story buildings. Finally, in the third part of this study, a 16 story suspended structure is analyzed using the finite element program ANSYS and designed using the new A.I.S.C. Load Resistance Factor Design specifications. The results are then compared to a conventional structure of equivalent capacity. The thesis develops the structural behavior of suspended structures in the general sense and determines the relative expense of these edifices.
Recommended Citation
Cartz, Jean-Philippe, "Suspended Multi-Story Steel Structures" (1987). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 4000.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/4000