Seismic Analysis and Design of a Resilient Steel Frame with Multiple Lateral Force–Resisting Systems
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 150, Issue 7
Abstract
Earthquake-induced damage often is caused by large deformation and floor acceleration. To ensure a fast function recovery process, controlling postevent permanent deformation also is very critical. Combining the merits of different lateral force–resisting systems is a promising solution to control these engineering demand parameters simultaneously. Therefore, this study investigated a resilient steel frame with multiple lateral force–resisting systems and developed the corresponding seismic design method. Specifically, the proposed steel frame consists of buckling-restrained braces, viscous damping braces, and a moment-resisting frame, which mainly control peak interstory drift ratio (), peak floor acceleration (), and residual interstory drift ratio (), respectively. Based on the equivalent single-degree-of-freedom systems, nonlinear time-history analyses were conducted to obtain various constant-ductility response spectra. These response spectra were incorporated into the proposed design method which jointly defines , , and as the performance objectives. A six-story benchmark steel frame was selected for demonstrating the seismic performance of the frame and validating the design method. Because is a critical metric for evaluating seismic resilience, three levels of were used in the design examples. The seismic analysis results indicated that the designed structures can well satisfy the preselected performance objectives.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, and code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52178267). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations presented in this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.
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Received: Jun 8, 2023
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Published online: Apr 22, 2024
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