Seismic Behavior of Steel Off-Diagonal Bracing System (ODBS) Utilized in Reinforced Concrete Frame

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="403916.fig.0015a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jstruc/volume-2014/403916/figures/403916.fig.0015a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Flexural frame</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="403916.fig.0015b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jstruc/volume-2014/403916/figures/403916.fig.0015b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>X-braced frame</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="403916.fig.0015c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jstruc/volume-2014/403916/figures/403916.fig.0015c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>ODBS braced frame</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Difference ratio of (a) flexural frame and (b) X-braced and (c) ODBS braced frame stories drift (cm) under various earthquakes.</table>

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Figure 15: Seismic Behavior of Steel Off-Diagonal Bracing System (ODBS) Utilized in Reinforced Concrete Frame 