Research Article

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

Table 4

Geometric detail of beams and columns of the 16-story frames.

StoryUnbraced framesBraced frames
BeamColumnBeamColumn

13–16H700 × 300 × 13 × 24□350 × 350 × 10 × 10H850 × 300 × 16 × 27□400 × 400 × 15 × 15
9–12□400 × 400 × 20 × 20H900 × 300 × 18 × 34□600 × 600 × 30 × 30
5–8□500 × 500 × 25 × 25H1000 × 300 × 21 × 40□800 × 800 × 40 × 40
1–4□650 × 650 × 25 × 25H1100 × 400 × 20 × 36□850 × 850 × 45 × 45