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2 WALLS CONNECTED

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Figure14.25:De
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(LinandStotesbury1981)

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14.4.4 Frames

43 De
ectionof a rigidframeis essentiallycausedby shearbetween storieswhich produces

verticalshearsin thegirders. Fromtheportalmethod we canestimatethosedeformations,

Fig.14.26.

44 Thedeformationfortherststoryat theexteriorjoint canbe approximatedfrom

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45 For theinteriorjoint:

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