Update and Improve Subsection NH - Simplified Elastic and Inelastic Design Analysis Methods (open access)

Update and Improve Subsection NH - Simplified Elastic and Inelastic Design Analysis Methods

The objective of this subtask is to develop a template for the 'Ideal' high temperature design Code, in which individual topics can be identified and worked on separately in order to provide the detail necessary to comprise a comprehensive Code. Like all ideals, this one may not be attainable as a practical matter. The purpose is to set a goal for what is believed the 'Ideal' design Code should address, recognizing that some elements are not mutually exclusive and that the same objectives can be achieved in different way. Most, if not all existing Codes may therefore be found to be lacking in some respects, but this does not mean necessarily that they are not comprehensive. While this subtask does attempt to list the elements which individually or in combination are considered essential in such a Code, the authors do not presume to recommend how these elements should be implemented or even, that they should all be implemented at all. The scope of this subtask is limited to compiling the list of elements thought to be necessary or at minimum, useful in such an 'Ideal' Code; suggestions are provided as to their relationship to one another. Except for brief descriptions, …
Date: June 27, 2009
Creator: Abou-Hanna, Jeries J.; Marriott, Douglas L. & McGreevy, Timothy E.
System: The UNT Digital Library