A Displacement-Based Design Method for Seismic Retrofit of RC Buildings Using Dissipative Braces

Table 10

Preliminary design. Seismic design parameters.

Distribution of base shear along the height
Floor	Mass; kNs^2/mm	Direction x-x						Direction y-y
		Eigen vector	Brace inclination					Eigen vector	Brace inclination
				kN	kN	kN	kN/mm			kN	kN	kN	kN/mm
1	0.622	0.331	55	136	719	1253	1132.80	0.331	47	239	1260	1847	950.54
2	0.582	0.665	49	256	583	888	694.00	0.665	46	449	1021	1457	721.31
3	0.429	1.000	49	284	326	497	388.68	1.000	46	498	572	816	403.98