Evaluation of the Seismic Behavior Based on the Performance of Special Steel Moment Frames by Modified Energy Method and Force Design Method

Table 3

Final design results of energy and LRFD methods in 8-story structures.

Type number and cross section assigned to each of the beams and columns of the frame

Design methods

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

W12 × 79

W14 × 74

W14 × 74

W14 × 74

W14 × 74

W16 × 36

W24 × 84

W27 × 102

W27 × 102

W30 × 148

W30 × 148

W30 × 148

W36 × 160

LRFD

W21 × 50

W21 × 55

W21 × 55

W24 × 55

W24 × 55

W21 × 55

W24 × 76

W30 × 90

W27 × 84

W30 × 90

W30 × 108

W33 × 118

W33 × 130

Energy

16

15

14

W10 × 54

W10 × 54

W12 × 79

LRFD

W14 × 37

W18 × 40

W21 × 44

Energy