Steel and Composite Structures

Volume 11, Number 4, 2011, pages 273-290

DOI: 10.12989/scs.2011.11.4.273

Design parameter dependent force reduction,strength and response modification factorsfor the special steel moment-resisting frames

Cheol Kyu Kang and Byong Jeong Choi

Abstract

In current ductility-based earthquake-resistant design, the estimation of design forces continues to be carried out with the application of response modification factors on elastic design spectra. It is well-known that the response modification factor (R) takes into account the force reduction, strength, redundancy, and damping of structural systems. The key components of the response modification factor (R) are force reduction (R<sub>

Key Words

design parameter; special steel moment resisting frames; response modification factor;force reduction factor; strength factor

Address

Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyonggi University, san 94-6, Iui-dong, Yeongtong-gu,Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-760, Korea