Research Article

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

Table 2

Comparison of the average dissipated energy by damping and hysteresis behavior for the structural models in near and far field of fault.

Structural modelFar field of faultNear field of fault
Earthquake input energy (KJ)Dissipated energyEarthquake input energy (KJ)Dissipated energy
Damping (KJ)—(%)Hysteresis (KJ)—(%)Damping (KJ)—(%)Hysteresis (KJ)—(%)

SMRF15430395.93—95.5%33.79—4.5%1079615.53—60.68%462.98—39.32%
SMRF10399315—87.35%84.42—12.65%643353.27—61.1%296.47—38.9%
SMRF7376289.97—84.61%86.41—15.39%419243.46—69.61%171.41—30.39%
SMRF5263187.49—81.67%75.39—18.33%294175.2—65.84%118.41—34.16%
SMRF313286.84—79.87%44.84—26.13%16889.71—59.71%78.02—40.29%