Research Article

Seismic Response of Steel SMFs Subjected to Vertical Components of Far- and Near-Field Earthquakes with Forward Directivity Effects

Table 7

Comparison of shear force in 3-, 5-, 8-, and 20-story buildings subjected to near- and far-field earthquakes.

ā€‰No. of storyFieldShear force (kN)RecordNear/far

3-story1Near5690.151#Record100.936
Far6079.894#Record12
2Near2951.553#Record100.916
Far3221.74#Record12
3Near1010.715#Record100.906
Far1115.286#Record12

5-story1Near23330.8#Record101.071
Far21790.943#Record12
2Near16292.44#Record101.057
Far15411.848#Record12
3Near10167.194#Record101.045
Far9730.468#Record12
4Near5240.218#Record101.034
Far5065.902#Record12
5Near1786.496#Record101.027
Far1738.721#Record12

8-story1Near72626.839#Record110.764
Far95117.604#Record12
2Near58892.989#Record110.760
Far77460.474#Record12
3Near45891.719#Record110.756
Far60714.82#Record12
4Near33941.519#Record110.749
Far45295.754#Record12
5Near23344.349#Record110.743
Far31422.154#Record12
6Near14372.579#Record110.737
Far19498.604#Record12
7Near7332.913#Record110.731
Far10026.224#Record12
8Near2464.752#Record110.726
Far3393.249#Record12

20-story1Near176111.944#Records51.314
Far134012.37#Record13
2Near158690.158#Records51.322
Far119991.66#Record13
3Near141820.68#Records51.328
Far106734.41#Record13
4Near125671.188#Records51.332
Far94277.84#Record13
5Near110374.086#Records51.334
Far82682.23#Record13
6Near96007.611#Records51.337
Far71795.98#Record13
7Near82719.533#Records51.343
Far61547.56#Record13
8Near70536.314#Records51.355
Far52049.92#Record13
9Near59358.197#Records51.331
Far44592.80#Record13
10Near49175.739#Records51.315
Far37395.97#Record13
11Near40072.416#Records51.309
Far30598.87#Record13
12Near32366.182#Records51.331
Far24306.65#Record13
13Near25906.607#Records51.393
Far18592.41#Record13
14Near20058.394#Records51.471
Far13630.37#Record13
15Near14676.233#Records51.542
Far9515.60#Record13
16Near9936.677#Records51.595
Far6228.99#Record13
17Near6069.935#Records51.628
Far3727.37#Record13
18Near3293.378#Records51.668
Far1973.30#Record13
19Near1371.00#Records51.690
Far811.22#Record13
20Near409.456#Records51.866
Far219.42#Record13