Research Article

Reduction of Maximum and Residual Drifts on Posttensioned Steel Frames with Semirigid Connections

Table 1

Relevant characteristics of the steel frames.

FrameF6F8F10
Number of stories6810

Internal columns

Story 1W30 × 173W36 × 210W36 × 280
Story 2W30 × 173W36 × 210W36 × 280
Story 3W30 × 148W36 × 194W36 × 245
Story 4W30 × 148W36 × 194W36 × 245
Story 5W30 × 124W36 × 170W36 × 210
Story 6W30 × 124W36 × 170W36 × 210
Story 7W36 × 160W36 × 182
Story 8W36 × 160W36 × 182
Story 9W36 × 150
Story 10W36 × 150

External columns

Story 1W27 × 146W36 × 194W36 × 280
Story 2W27 × 146W36 × 194W36 × 280
Story 3W27 × 129W36 × 182W36 × 245
Story 4W27 × 129W36 × 182W36 × 245
Story 5W27 × 114W36 × 160W36 × 210
Story 6W27 × 114W36 × 160W36 × 210
Story 7W36 × 135W36 × 182
Story 8W36 × 135W36 × 182
Story 9W36 × 150
Story 10W36 × 150

Beams

Story 1W18 × 71W21 × 83W21 × 68
Story 2W18 × 76W21 × 93W21 × 93
Story 3W18 × 76W21 × 93W21 × 101
Story 4W16 × 67W21 × 83W21 × 101
Story 5W16 × 50W18 × 71W21 × 101
Story 6W16 × 45W18 × 65W21 × 93
Story 7W18 × 55W21 × 73
Story 8W18 × 46W21 × 68
Story 9W21 × 57
Story 10W21 × 50