On the Seismic Response of Protected and Unprotected Middle-Rise Steel Frames in Far-Field and Near-Field Areas

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="393870.fig.007a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/sv/volume-2014/393870/figures/393870.fig.007a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Braced frames</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="393870.fig.007b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/sv/volume-2014/393870/figures/393870.fig.007b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Protected frames</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Maximum interstory drift for cases 6, 7, and 4.</table>

Shock and Vibration

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Figure 7: On the Seismic Response of Protected and Unprotected Middle-Rise Steel Frames in Far-Field and Near-Field Areas 