Energy-Based Seismic Design Method for EBFs Based on Hysteretic Energy Spectra and Accumulated Ductility Ratio Spectra

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Position</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Top floor</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Other floors</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Exterior columns</td><td class="align_center">Interior columns</td><td class="align_center">Exterior columns</td><td class="align_center">Interior columns</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mass (kg)</td><td class="align_center">70744.0</td><td class="align_center">106115.8</td><td class="align_center">68383.3</td><td class="align_center">102575.0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Masses at the nodes of the frame.</div>

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Table 3: Energy-Based Seismic Design Method for EBFs Based on Hysteretic Energy Spectra and Accumulated Ductility Ratio Spectra 