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Divya M Patten
M C Gouri Shanker

AMS SEMINAR
 In this type of frame, the beam to column connections are classified as
rigid, hence the name. The frame is designed to transmit beam end
moments and shear forces into the columns without bracing systems to
resist lateral loads. The members can be straight or tapered.
 The frame stability if only provided by the rigid connections and
member stiffness. It looks similar to post and beam but is significantly
stronger and able to hold vertical loads.
 Local beam-column connection rotations are not considered in global
frame analysis; the connections are designed to transmit the resulting
beam end movements and shear forces into the columns.

AMS SEMINAR 2
 The joints are not always fully fixed to either horizontal or vertical
members; when the beam rotates from a vertical load, the columns
rotate with it. This allows the joint to rotate as a unit and members
maintain the same angular relationships during the rotation.
 Rigid frame buildings are highly adaptable and flexible in design. Doors
and windows can be placed anywhere, and HVAC units can be placed
on the roof or the side. The exterior can easily be dressed to look like
any envelope type including stone, brick, or wood.

AMS SEMINAR 3
 Post and Beam: When a vertical load weighs on a common post and
beam structure, it is carried by a horizontal member and then shifted by
bending to columns or vertical members. The beam is simply supported
by its columns, sitting on top of them so that the ends of the beams can
rotate on top of the columns with no restraint. The result is that the
horizontal members of the structure then only carries axial forces.
 Rigid Frame: When a rigid frame structure is subjected to a vertical
load, it is also picked up by the beams and eventually transferred
through the columns to the ground. However, the joints are strongly
connected, preventing any free rotation from occurring at the beams
ends. This slight difference changes everything about the behavior of
the beams, which is now the same as a fix-ended beam.

AMS SEMINAR 4
1. Warehouses
2. Retail stores
3. Churches
4. Plants
5. Agricultural buildings
6. Equipment shelters
7. Multi-story buildings of any height

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 Cost-effective
 Energy-efficient
 Floors are not sensitive to vibration
 Connections perform better in load reversal situations and earthquakes

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 Proper design of knees is so important
 Since maximum moment occurs at knees.
 And they should also be capable of carrying shear
and thrust.
 Hence, they should be stronger than columns and
beams

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 Knees With
Straight
Rigid Frame Flanges
Knees Knees With
Curved
Flanges
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Knees with straight flange Knees with curved flanges

AMS SEMINAR 10
 Knees with curved flanges are economical for large spans
 Usually knees with straight flanges are economical and are more rigid.
 Exact theoretical determination of the stress distribution in the knees of
a rigid frame is quite complex.
 The neutral axis does not fall at the mid-depth of the section because
the compressive stresses accumulate going around the inside of the
knee and a large percentage of the knee cross-section will be placed in
tension.

AMS SEMINAR 11
 The neutral axis for a rounded knee is roughly 25% of the distance from
the bottom.
 It is a common practice to place stiffners at the points of tangency and
at the knee. This is because compressive streeses are high all around
the inside curved surface.
 The compression flange of the knee is also stiffened to prevent local
buckling.
 These stiffeners which can be triangular in shape need only to extend
for about one third of the wed depth.
 They are usually placed at distances on centres equal to about 2.5 or 3
times the flange width.
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