Unbraced Composite Frames: Application of the Wind Moment Method 9 TaBte | RANGE OF VARIABLES CONSIDERED WITHIN THE PARAMETRIC STUDY ae ———vininam___Maximom— Numeosesys Number of bays 2 4 Bay width (mm) 60 20 Bottom storey height (m) 45 60 Storey height elsewhere (m) 35 50 Dead load on floors (kNim’) 3.50 5.00 Imposed load on floors (kNim?) 4.00 750 ead load on root (kN/m’) 375 Imposed load on roof (kN/m") 1.50 Wind loads (KN) 40" ‘37 Frames can have more than 4 bays, Duta core of 4 bays & the maximum that canbe considered to resist the applied wind load * Wind loads = concentrated point Load on plane fame a each loa level TABLE 1 RELATIVE DIMENSIONS CONSIDERED WITHIN THE PARAMETRIC STUDY Minimum Maximum Bay widih: Storey height 133 267 (bottom storey) Bay width: storey height 133 3.43 {above bottom storey) Greatest bay width: 1 Ls Smallest bay width RECOMMENDED DESIGN APPROACH The basie design approach is outlined in the chart of Figure 4. This presents all the relevant steps, including those intended to identify arrangements for which the WMM is not suitable. Some key details for certain of the steps in the actual design procedure are discussed below Once an initial frame arrangement has been decided upon, global analyses for the three load combinations: * LADL + L.6IL + Notional Horizontal Forces 1.2(DL4IL+WL) © L4(DL+WL) should be undertaken. Notional horizontal forces should be taken as 0.5% of the factored dead + imposed load as specified by BS5950: Part 1. Pattern loading should be considered; it may well be