This paper presents a dynamic nonlinear numerical simulation of a 5-story full-scale steel frame structure based on Perform-3D. Flexibility-based fiber element and Maxwell model are adopted for structure member simulation after a post analysis of the shaking table test of a 4-story full-scale steel frame. The author simulates the low cyclic reciprocating load test for the steel members with fib...

the knee bracing steel frame (kbf) is a new type of energy dissipating frame which enjoys exceptional ductility and lateral stiffness. rather than the beam-column joint, one end of the diagonal brace in kbf is attached to the knee element. indeed, the knee element as a hysteretic damper is designed and detailed to behave like a structural fuse by sustaining controlled inelastic deformations as ...

the objective of this paper is to determine the drift demand hazard curves of steel moment-resisting frames with different number of stories in territory of tehran this is done through the combination of the results obtained from probabilistic seismic hazard analysis and the demand estimated through the best probabilistic seismic demand models. to select the best demand model, in this paper, a ...

the objective of this paper is to present a new method for protecting the lives of residents in catastrophic earthquake failures of unreinforced masonry buildings by introducing some safe rooms within the buildings. the main idea is that occupants can seek refuge within the safe rooms as soon as the earthquake ground motions are felt. the information obtained from the historical ground motions ...

seismic retrofit of masonry slabs in existing steel or masonry buildings has found special significance in current codes as failure of unstable jack arch slabs has been reported as a major reason for collapsing structures in middle east deadly earthquakes. in this paper, three retrofit schemes are investigated and compared. the proposed rehabilitation techniques consist of a single x strapping,...