A New Empirical Correlation for Estimation of EBF Steel Frame Behavior Factor under Near-Fault Earthquakes Using the Genetic Algorithm

Table 2

Section sizes of the 6St-EBFs by Fakhroddini et al. [37].

Link length	Side columns	Middle columns	Link beam	Gravity beams	Brace
0.1	3 (14 × 38) + 3 (14 × 38)	3 (14 × 311) + 3 (14 × 132)	2 (14 × 53) + 3 (14 × 48)	14 × 109	5 (6 × 1/2) + 6 × 1/4
0.3	3 (14 × 38) + 3 (14 × 30)	3 (14 × 311) + 3 (14 × 132)	4 (14 × 68) + 2 (14 × 48)	14 × 109	3 (6 × 1/2) + 3 (6 × 1/4)
0.5	3 (14 × 38) + 3 (14 × 30)	3 (14 × 426) + 3 (14 × 176)	2 (14 × 132) + 4 (14 × 68)	14 × 109	4 (6 × 1/2) + 2 (6 × 1/4)