ANALYSIS OF HIGH-RISE FRAME STRUCTURES WITH CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, CREEP AND SHRINKAGE EFFECTS

The key problem for displacement method in creep and shrinkage effect analysis of statically indeterminate structures is to determinate inelastic fixed-end forces caused by creep and shrinkage of the element. Based on the concepts of force method and virtual-work principle, calculation formulae of the inelastic fixed-end forces in structure elements are deduced. The methods for considering the effects of construction process, creep and shrinkage in the analysis of high-rise frame structures are then introduced. The corresponding computational procedure was programmed using FORTRAN language. Creep and shrinkage analysis of a frame structure was conducted by using this program. The results show that creep, shrinkage and construction process have great effects on the mechanical and deformational performances of high-rise frame structures. These effects should be taken into accounts in the design of high-rise frame structures.