Research Article

Seismic Performance of an Efficient Scissor-Jack-Damper Configuration

Table 2

Interstory shear force under the El-Centro NS seismic wave.

FloorModel IModel IIModel III
Interstory shear force (kN)Interstory shear force (kN)Seismic-reduction ratioInterstory shear force (kN)Seismic-reduction ratio

7674926.92070.1
6967225.03464.6
51098621.14162.4
41179320.55255.6
313210619.75657.6
215712321.76260.5
119214624.06964.1