ADVANCED DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF PLANE STEEL FRAMES
Nonlinear dynamic analysis, Advanced analysis, Newmark method, Distributed plasticity approach, Second-order effects.
Steel structures are generally designed for industrial and commercial buildings, in which large spans are required, as well as for regions subject to constant earthquakes, since they have excellent ductility. During the design phase, analyzes are performed to obtain the structure responses and design structural elements. Through computer programs, results more consistent with the real behavior of the structures have been obtained. These software programs using advanced analysis methods are able to consider different causes for the nonlinear behavior of the structure and different types of loading, being less conservative and more effective. In the case of structures subjected to dynamic loads, these analysis techniques become even more necessary, since the internal forces can cause permanent deformations and localized damage to the structure. The objective of this research is to present a study of the dynamic behavior of plane steel frames, through time-domain integration, considering the physical and geometric nonlinearities. In order to solve the nonlinear transient equations, it will be implemented in the PPLANLEP program the Newmark's implicit time integration method (1959) combined with the Newton Raphson technique. Numerical examples are presented to verify the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method in obtaining nonlinear dynamic behavior of steel structures.