C-1Commentary — Appendix 1 Design by advanced analysis

Appendix 1 has no major changes or additions in this edition of the Specification.

General provisions for designing for stability are presented in Chapter C, in which specific details are provided for the direct analysis method. This appendix provides details for explicitly modeling system and member imperfections and inelasticity within the analysis.

• 1.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
• 1.2 DESIGN BY ELASTIC ANALYSIS
• 1.3 DESIGN BY INELASTIC ANALYSIS