Assessing the seismic behavior of steel moment frames equipped by elliptical brace through incremental dynamic analysis (IDA)

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Habib Ghasemi Jouneghani ◽  
Abbas Haghollahi
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Incremental Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Moment Frames ◽  
Steel Moment Frames

Robustness of steel moment frames against progressive collapse by means of plastic limit analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-276
Author(s):  
Arash Naji
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Progressive Collapse ◽  
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Solution Procedure ◽  
Plastic Limit ◽  
Moment Frames ◽  
Steel Moment Frames ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Plastic Limit Analysis

Purpose Progressive collapse refers to a phenomenon, in which local damage in a primary structural component leads to total or partial structural system failure, without any proportionality between the initial and final damage. Robustness is a measure that demonstrates the strength of a structure to resist progressive collapse. Static pushdown and nonlinear dynamic analysis were two main procedures to calculate the capacity of structures to resist progressive collapse. According to previous works, static analysis would lead to inaccurate results. Meanwhile, capacity analysis by dynamic analysis needs several reruns and encountering numerical instability is inevitable. The purpose of this paper is to present the formulation of a solution procedure to determine robustness of steel moment resisting frames, using plastic limit analysis (PLA). Design/methodology/approach This formulation utilizes simplex optimization to solve the problem. Static pushdown and incremental dynamic methods are used for verification. Findings The results obtained from PLA have good agreement with incremental analysis results. While incremental dynamic analysis is a very demanding method, PLA can be utilized as an alternative method. Originality/value The formulation of progressive collapse resistance of steel moment frames by means of PLA is not proposed in previous research works.

Seismic Design Factors for Steel Moment Frames with Masonry Infills: Part 1

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1189-1204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiv Shanker Ravichandran ◽  
Richard E. Klingner
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Pushover Analysis ◽  
Moment Frames ◽  
Steel Moment Frames ◽  
Moment Frame ◽  
Steel Moment Frame ◽  
Masonry Infills ◽  
Open Ground ◽  
Shear Failures

In this two-part work, seismic behavior and design of steel moment frames with masonry infills are investigated systematically. In this first part, the “infill strength ratio” (the ratio of the story shear strength of infills to the story shear strength of the bare frame) is shown to have a fundamental effect on the seismic behavior of an infilled frame. This fundamental effect is demonstrated using pushover analysis of an example steel moment frame with masonry infills in uniformly infilled and open ground story configurations. In general, infill strength ratios greater than about 0.35 are associated with progressive deterioration of seismic performance, leading to story mechanisms concentrated in the lower stories. Greater infill strength ratios can also lead to local shear failures in frame members.

Seismic Behavior of Steel Moment Frames with Mechanical Hinge Beam-to-Column Connections

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. 2040005
Author(s):  
Han Peng ◽  
Jinping Ou ◽  
Andreas Schellenberg ◽  
Frank Mckenna ◽  
Stephen Mahin
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Shaking Table Test ◽  
Plastic Hinge ◽  
Time History ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Moment Frames ◽  
Steel Moment Frames ◽  
Moment Frame ◽  
Steel Moment Frame

This paper presents an investigation on the seismic behavior of steel moment frames with mechanical hinge beam-to-column connections. The connection uses a mechanical hinge to carry shear force and a pair of buckling-restrained steel plates bolted to the beam flange to transfer bending moment. The moment-rotation behavior of the connection was theoretically studied. A nonlinear numerical model for steel moment frames under strong earthquakes was developed and validated using a shaking table test of an 18-story steel moment frame at the E-Defense facility. Then, nonlinear static and time-history analyses were conducted to compare the seismic behavior of a conventional steel moment frame and three innovative steel frames equipped mechanical hinge connections in terms of roof displacement, base shear, inter-story drift ratio, and plastic hinge rotation.

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