Research Article
Parametric Study on the Seismic Response of Steel-Framed Buildings with Self-Centering Tension-Only Braces
Table 6
Geometric detail of braces of the 16-story frames.
| Story | SC-TOB | BRB | PT tendons | HSS cable | Core | Diameter (mm) | Area (mm2) | Diameter (mm) | Area (mm2) | Area (mm2) |
| 13–16 | 53.3 | 2231 | 110 | 9503 | 5940 | 9–12 | 58.2 | 2660 | 120 | 11310 | 8280 | 5–8 | 58.2 | 2660 | 120 | 11310 | 9810 | 1–4 | 63.0 | 3117 | 130 | 13273 | 11070 |
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