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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 65, Number 3, February10 2018 , pages 254-261
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2018.65.3.254
 


Modal pushover analysis of self-centering concentrically braced frames
Li Tian and Canxing Qiu

 
Abstract
    Self-centering concentrically braced frames (SCCBFs) are emerging as high performance seismically resistant braced framing system, due to the capacity of withstanding strong earthquake attacks and promptly recovering after events. To get a further insight into the seismic performance of SCCBFs, systematical evaluations are currently conducted from the perspective of modal contributions. In this paper, the modal pushover analysis (MPA) approach is utilized to obtain the realistic seismic demands by summarizing the contribution of each single vibration mode. The MPA-based results are compared with the exact results from nonlinear response history analysis. The adopted SCCBFs originate from existing buckling-restrained braced frames (BRBF), which are also analyzed for purpose of comparison. In the analysis of these comparable framing systems, interested performance indices that closely relate to the structural damage degree include the interstory drift ratio, floor acceleration, and absorbed hysteretic energy. The study shows that the MPA approach produces acceptable predictions in comparison to the exact results for SCCBFs. In addition, the high-modes effect on the seismic behavior increases with the building height, and is more evident in the SCCBFs than the BRBFs.
 
Key Words
    modal contribution; model pushover analysis; seismic performance; self-centering; braced frame
 
Address
Li Tian and Canxing Qiu: School of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, Shandong, China
 

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