Nowadays, there is a lack of adequate code provisions for the seismic performance and risk assessment steel structures to be used within European countries. At same time, in several occasions, existing moment resisting frames (MRFs) have demonstrated very fragile with respect actions due their inadequate ductility capacity. This combination highlights urgent need an update current Eurocode 8 – ...

In recent years, significant advancements have been made in the definition of innovative “minimal-damage structures,” chasing need for more resilient societies against extreme seismic events. this context, moment resisting frames (MRFs) equipped with self-centering damage-free (SCDF) devices column bases and beam-to-column joints represent a viable solution to improve structural resilience dama...

Abstract This paper intends to provide quantitative seismic response characteristics of steel moment resisting frames (MRFs) with inelastic beam‐to‐column panel zone joints. Two modeling approaches are proposed for this purpose along a methodology consider the fracture potential at bottom beam flange in MRFs due kinking. Both approaches, which validated available experiments, preserve behaviora...