Seismic Performance of Steel Frames for Sustainable Structural System

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A test on a full-scale model of a three-spans and two-story steel moment frame with dampers and releasable slab was conducted. The details of the test frames, test instruments, set-up procedures, and test procedures were presented. The column and beam were connected by dampers that could initiate the plastic deformation during cyclic loading before damage occurred in the beam and column. The precast concrete slab was designed to be releasable and for saving story height. The primary objective of this test was to verify structural performance and constructability of a full-scale sustainable steel frame. Test results confirm that the sustainable frame showed stable hysteretic behavior without any serious damage up to a drift angle of 1/12; and the sustainable frames were released systematically in spite of serious cyclic loading.

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