Research Article
Reduction of Maximum and Residual Drifts on Posttensioned Steel Frames with Semirigid Connections
Table 1
Relevant characteristics of the steel frames.
| Frame | F6 | F8 | F10 | Number of stories | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Internal columns |
| Story 1 | W30 × 173 | W36 × 210 | W36 × 280 | Story 2 | W30 × 173 | W36 × 210 | W36 × 280 | Story 3 | W30 × 148 | W36 × 194 | W36 × 245 | Story 4 | W30 × 148 | W36 × 194 | W36 × 245 | Story 5 | W30 × 124 | W36 × 170 | W36 × 210 | Story 6 | W30 × 124 | W36 × 170 | W36 × 210 | Story 7 | | W36 × 160 | W36 × 182 | Story 8 | | W36 × 160 | W36 × 182 | Story 9 | | | W36 × 150 | Story 10 | | | W36 × 150 |
| External columns |
| Story 1 | W27 × 146 | W36 × 194 | W36 × 280 | Story 2 | W27 × 146 | W36 × 194 | W36 × 280 | Story 3 | W27 × 129 | W36 × 182 | W36 × 245 | Story 4 | W27 × 129 | W36 × 182 | W36 × 245 | Story 5 | W27 × 114 | W36 × 160 | W36 × 210 | Story 6 | W27 × 114 | W36 × 160 | W36 × 210 | Story 7 | | W36 × 135 | W36 × 182 | Story 8 | | W36 × 135 | W36 × 182 | Story 9 | | | W36 × 150 | Story 10 | | | W36 × 150 |
| Beams |
| Story 1 | W18 × 71 | W21 × 83 | W21 × 68 | Story 2 | W18 × 76 | W21 × 93 | W21 × 93 | Story 3 | W18 × 76 | W21 × 93 | W21 × 101 | Story 4 | W16 × 67 | W21 × 83 | W21 × 101 | Story 5 | W16 × 50 | W18 × 71 | W21 × 101 | Story 6 | W16 × 45 | W18 × 65 | W21 × 93 | Story 7 | | W18 × 55 | W21 × 73 | Story 8 | | W18 × 46 | W21 × 68 | Story 9 | | | W21 × 57 | Story 10 | | | W21 × 50 |
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