Slotted Beam-Column Energy Dissipating Connections: Applicability and Seismic Behavior

Table 3

Story drift seismic reduction ratio (%).

	Story 1	Story 2	Story 3	Story 4	Story 5	Story 6
EL Centro	37.4	35.1	31.6	25	15.1	5.19
Taft	32.4	28.2	23.9	16.6	8.43	−0.47
Tongan	6.56	0.6	−5.2	−15.6	−25.6	−31.9
Average	Stories 1–3, 21.2			Stories 4–6, −0.4
	Stories 1–6, 10.4