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Steel and Composite Structures Volume 46, Number 5, March10 2023 , pages 673-687 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2023.46.5.673 |
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Probabilistic performance-based optimal design of low-rise eccentrically braced frames considering the connection types |
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Mohammad Ali Fathalia and Seyed Rohollah Hoseini Vaez
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| Abstract | ||
| In this study, the weight and the connections type layout of low-rise eccentrically braced frame (EBF) have been optimized based on performance-based design method. For this purpose, two objective functions were defined based on two different aspects on rigid connections, in one of which minimization and in the other one, maximization of the number of rigid connections was considered. These two objective functions seek to increase the area under the pushover curve, in addition to the reduction of the weight and selection of the optimum connections type layout. The performance of these objective functions was investigated in optimal design of a three-story eccentrically braced frame, using two meta-heuristic algorithms: Enhanced Colliding Bodies Optimization (ECBO) and Enhanced Vibrating Particles System (EVPS). Then, the reliability indices of the optimal designs for both objective functions were calculated for the story lateral drift limits using Monte-Carlo Simulation (MCS) method. Based on the reliability assessment results of the optimal designs and taking the three levels of safety into account, the final designs were selected and their specifications were compared. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| connections type layout optimization; eccentrically braced frame; performance-based design; reliability index | ||
| Address | ||
| Mohammad Ali Fathalia and Seyed Rohollah Hoseini Vaez:Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Qom, Qom, Iran | ||