Seismic Performance Comparison of a High-Content SDA Frame and Standard RC Frame

Table 2

Details of beam B2.

Case	Location	Sway direction	Mu, KN-m (k-ft)	Reinforcement provided	As, mm^2 (in^2)	pi Mn, KN-m (k-ft)	Mpr, KN-m (k-ft)
1	Exterior end	Left	−448.02	5-No 8	2,548.38	−483.175	−658.93
	Negative moment		(−330.44)		(3.95)	(−356.35)	(−485.97)
2	Exterior end	Right	−448.02	5-No 8	2,548.38	−483.175	−658.93
	Negative moment		(−330.44)		(3.95)	(−356.35)	(−485.97)
3	Exterior end	Right	295.64	4-No 8	2,038.71	323.23	443.75
	Positive moment		(218.05)		(3.16)	(238.38)	(327.27)
4	Exterior end	Left	295.64	4-No 8	2,038.71	323.23	443.75
	Positive moment		(218.05)		(3.16)	(238.38)	(327.27)
5	Midspan		83.91	2-No 8
	Positive moment		(61.89)