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Application of endurance time method in performance-based design of steel moment frames
, Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 17, Issue 6 A , 2010 , Pages 482-492 ; 10263098 (ISSN) ; Estekanchi, H. E ; Vafai, A ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
Abstract
In this paper, application of the Endurance Time (ET) method in the performance-based design of steel moment frames is explained from a conceptual viewpoint. ET is a new dynamic pushover procedure that predicts the seismic performance of structures by subjecting them to a gradually intensifying dynamic action and monitoring their performance at various excitation levels. Structural responses at different excitation levels are obtained in a single time-history analysis, thus significantly reducing the computational demand. Results from three analyses are averaged to reduce the random scattering of the results at each time step. A target performance curve is presented based on the required...