Research Article

Parametric Study on the Seismic Response of Steel-Framed Buildings with Self-Centering Tension-Only Braces

Table 3

Geometric detail of beams and columns of the 9-story frames.

StoryUnbraced framesBraced frames
BeamColumnBeamColumn

7–9H700 × 300 × 13 × 24□300 × 300 × 10 × 10H800 × 300 × 14 × 26□300 × 300 × 10 × 10
4–6□400 × 400 × 14 × 14H850 × 300 × 17 × 31□400 × 400 × 20 × 20
1–3□450 × 450 × 20 × 20H900 × 300 × 18 × 34□500 × 500 × 25 × 25