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Assessment of Seismic Behavior Factor of Irregular Midrise Steel Structure
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Mofid, Masoud (Supervisor)
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The Overstrength, Ductility and the Response Modification Factor (R) for 70 steel X-braced , Inverted-V-Braced and Offcenter Bracing System frames were evaluated by performing pushover analysis of model structure with various stories (3,6,9,12&15 story) and span length (4,6&8 meter). Some result were compared with those from nonlinear dynamic analysis. According to the analysis result the R factors obtained from nonlinear dynamic analysis are 15% more than obtained from pushover analysis and R factors computed from pushover analysis were generally smaller than the values given in the design codes. R factors in Irregular structure in height are about 90% of R values in regular structure in...
Seismic Response of Zipper Inverted-V Braced Frame with Unequal Buckling-Restrained Braces
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Ahmadizadeh, Mehdi (Supervisor)
Abstract
This study presents the advantages of using unsymmetrical buckling restrained braces in zipper frames for simultaneous improvement of peak and residual response of low- and mid-rise buildings. It is demonstrated that such combination allows for the usage of benefits of each of these systems, namely the significant energy dissipation capacity of buckling restrained braces and better distribution of hysteretic energy dissipation demands through the elevation observed in zipper frames. It has already been shown that using buckling restrained braces of varying yield strengths within each story of a building can improve the residual response of buckling-restrained-braced frames without severely...