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Oct 1979
Seismic Design of Low-Rise Steel Buildings
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Volume 105, Issue 10
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The behavior of selected low-rise steel buildings subjected to earthquake base motions has been studied, and recommended techniques for the earthquake resistant design of low-rise buildings have been presented. The seismic response of buildings of practical proportions when subjected to seismic response of buildings of practical proportions when subjected to seismic excitation was determined using inelastic time-history analysis. Practical methods of analysis, specifically the modal method and the quasi-static building code (equivalent lateral force) approach, have been evaluated for use in estimating seismic response. For practical design purposes it is suggested that the quasi-static approach for calculating shear distribution, overturning moments, and displacements be employed. Practical guidelines leading to building design that can resist earthquake base motion with an adequate margin of reserve strength are presented. The study demonstrates that it is possible and desirable to employ modern principles of earthquake engineering for low-rise buildings with simple framing systems.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 105 • Issue 10 • October 1979
Pages: 1917 - 1933
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© 1979 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Oct 1979
Published online: Feb 1, 2021
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C. James Montgomery, AM.ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
William J. Hall, F.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill.
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