Research Article

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

Table 8

Results of the analyses of LRDF, energy, and E-WOA methods in 24-story structures.

Average capacity of beams to columnsMinimum capacity of beams to columnsMaximum capacity of beams to columnsAverage stress ratioMinimum stress ratioMaximum stress ratioDesign methods

0.27220.010.65280.80640.43880.9621BeamsLRFD
0.53010.22420.9394Columns

0.19370.010.68120.84290.46911.00BeamsEnergy
0.43330.23950.6505Columns