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.009a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jstruc/volume-2014/403916/figures/403916.fig.009a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>ODBS frame (deformed shape)</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="403916.fig.009b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jstruc/volume-2014/403916/figures/403916.fig.009b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>X-braced frame (deformed shape)</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>((a), (b)) ODBS and X-braced deformed RC frames modeling in ANSYS (the model is under lateral incremental and gravitational loads for pushover analysis).</table>

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Figure 9: Seismic Behavior of Steel Off-Diagonal Bracing System (ODBS) Utilized in Reinforced Concrete Frame 