Research Article

Numerical Study on Energy Dissipation of Steel Moment Resisting Frames under Effect of Earthquake Vibrations

Table 1

The records used for this study.

Earthquake nameStationCom.-Azi.a (Km)PGAc (g)PGV/PGAd (s)CAVe (m/s)Tpf (s)Tmg (s)P. Tph (s)
Date (yy-mm-dd)

Chi-Chi, Taiwan, 99-09-20CHY065N-0°83.430.10.149.880.560.79—*
Chi-Chi, Taiwan, 99-09-20TAP095E-90°109.010.150.1856.560.980.84—*
Loma Prieta, 89-10-18CDMG58224290°72.20.240.1527.690.320.86—*
Loma Prieta, 89-10-18CDMG58472270°74.260.260.1628.350.640.85—*
Kobe, Japan, 95-01-16HIK95.720.140.1145.020.60.76—*
Loma Prieta, 89-10-18CDMG5822358.650.230.1133.260.30.53—*
Manjil, Iran, 90-06-20Qazvin336°49.970.130.0959.480.160.46—*
Northridge, 94-01-17CDMG1312282.320.100.0731.220.380.44—*
Tabas, Iran, 78-09-16FerdowsT191.140.100.0848.380.240.29—*
Kocaeli, Turkey, 99-08-17Bursa Tofas90°60.430.100.21100.900.680.93—*
Denali, Alaska, 02-11-03Pump st. 1047°2.740.320.4347.830.941.5212.38
Bam, Iran, 03-12-26BamT3-8° 0.590.43118.260.780.917.24
Chi-Chi, Taiwan, 99-09-20CHY101N-0°9.960.440.2748.150.90.985.98
Chi-Chi, Taiwan, 99-09-20TCU068E-90°0.320.560.3230.520.421.5112.19
Imperial Valley, 79-10-15CDMG 5158230°1.350.430.2623.330.241.313.86
Northridge, 94-01-17DWP 75288°5.190.490.1525.500.220.723.48
Silakhor, Iran, 06-03-31Chalan Cho.L-99° 0.450.3393.811.521.828.62
Kocaeli, Turkey, 99-08-17Yarimca60°4.830.260.2539.120.521.294.9
Zanjiran, Iran, 94-06-20MeymandL-0° 0.420.28123.411.361.732.34
Kobe, Japan, 95-01-16Takatori1.470.610.2142.521.221.101.68

aComponent-Azimuth. bClosest distance from the recording site to the ruptured area. cPeak Ground Acceleration. dPeak Ground Velocity to Peak Ground Acceleration ratio. eCumulative Absolute Velocity. fPredominant Period. gMean Period. hPseudo pulse period.
*P. Tp is calculated for near fault pulse-like motions and calculation of it for non-pulse-like motions in far field of fault is not valid [14].