탄성 및 비탄성좌굴 고유치해석법을 이용하여 강절프레임의 보-기둥부재의 유효좌굴길이를 산정하는 개선된 방법을 제시한다. 이를 위하여 먼저 설계기준에 제시된 압축재의 내하력 곡선식으로부터 접선계수이론(tangent modulus theory)에 근거하여 세장비-접선계수(tangent modulus), 응력-변형률 곡선식을 유도한다. 이때 안정함수를 이용하여 보-기둥요소의 접선강성행렬을 얻고, 비탄성 좌굴 고유치해석법을 제시하며 이를 이용하여 유효좌굴길이를 산정하는 방법을 제시한다. 해석예제를 통하여 강절프레임에 탄성 및 비탄성좌굴해석법에 의한 유효좌굴길이 비교결과를 제시하고, 매개변수 연구 결과를 제시한다.

This study focuses on the effects of load height on the inelastic lateral buckling of doubly stepped I-beams. The effects of having compact and non-compact flanges are also covered by this study. Two sections are analyzed: one having compact flanges and web while the other section has a compact web and non-compact flanges. The loadings are limited to those having an inflection point of zero. Also, the three main locations for the loads analyzed would be at the top of the flange, at the shear and at the bottom flange. The nonlinear analysis is done using the finite element program, ABAQUS. Also, to take into consideration the effect of inelastic buckling, residual stresses and geometric imperfections are applied to the models made. The results of the analysis would then determine if the location of the loads has significant effects on the buckling strength of the stepped beams. Also, the results are compared to the results of previous studies involving the effects of load-height on prismatic beams. The final results are tabulated and conclusions and new design methods are provided.