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- Title
- Seismic Design Studies of Low-Rise Steel Frames.
- File
- PB89117642.pdf
- Author(s)
- Schiff, S. D.; Hall, W. J.; Foutch, D. A.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1988, 239 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- ['UIUC-ENG-88-2004', 'STRUCTURAL RESEARCH SER-541']
- Abstract
- The investigation, the inelastic behavior of low-rise buildings with steel moment-resisting frames providing the lateral resistance for strong ground motions was examined. The inelastic behavior of frames is dependent on several parameters such as design base shear, beam-to-column strength ratio, moment-resisting connection behavior, nonstructural element participation, etc. The influence of these parameters was determined by performing inelastic time-history analyses. The direct design procedure adopted in the 1988 edition of the Uniform Building Code was used in the seismic design of the frames. The investigation concludes with observations about the inelastic behavior of the frames with regard to the numerical modelling of the assumed load-deformation behavior. In addition, the structural performance of frames designed with the direct design procedure contained in the 1988 edition of the Uniform Building Code was evaluated.
- Keywords
- ; Earthquake resistant structures; Dynamic loads; Steel structures; Ductility; Elastic analysis; Performance evaluation; Design standards; Graphs (Charts); Building codes; Mechanical properties; Lateral pressure