Effect of Damping and Yielding on the Seismic Response of 3D Steel Buildings with PMRF

Table 1

Beam and columns sections for the SAC models.

Model	Moment resisting frames				Gravity frames
	Story	Columns		Girder	Columns		Beams
		Exterior	Interior		Below penthouse	Others
1	1\2	W14 × 257	W14 × 311	W33 × 118	W14 × 82	W14 × 68	W18 × 35
	2\3	W14 × 257	W14 × 312	W30 × 116	W14 × 82	W14 × 68	W18 × 35
	3\roof	W14 × 257	W14 × 313	W24 × 68	W14 × 82	W14 × 68	W16 × 26
2	−1/1	W14 × 370	W14 × 500	W36 × 160	W14 × 211	W14 × 193	W18 × 44
	1/2	W14 × 370	W14 × 500	W36 × 160	W14 × 211	W14 × 193	W18 × 35
	2/3	W14 × 370	W14 × 500, W14 × 455	W36 × 160	W14 × 211, W14 × 159	W14 × 193, W14 × 145	W18 × 35
	3/4	W14 × 370	W14 × 455	W36 × 135	W14 × 159	W14 × 145	W18 × 35
	4/5	W14 × 370, W14 × 283	W14 × 455, W14 × 370	W36 × 135	W14 × 159, W14 × 120	W14 × 145, W14 × 109	W18 × 35
	5/6	W14 × 283	W14 × 370	W36 × 135	W14 × 120	W14 × 109	W18 × 35
	6/7	W14 × 283, W14 × 257	W14 × 370, W14 × 283	W36 × 135	W14 × 120, W14 × 90	W14 × 109, W14 × 82	W18 × 35
	7/8	W14 × 257	W14 × 283	W30 × 99	W14 × 90	W14 × 82	W18 × 35
	8/9	W14 × 257, W14 × 233	W14 × 283, W14 × 257	W27 × 84	W14 × 90, W14 × 61	W14 × 82, W14 × 48	W18 × 35
	9/roof	W14 × 233	W14 × 257	W24 × 68	W14 × 61	W14 × 48	W16 × 26