Near-Fault Response and Loading Protocols of Box Columns in Steel Frames with Self-Centering Braces to Provide Recentering Capability

Figure 13

Comparison of the force-deformation relation for elements on the first-story of 15-story dual systems with BRBFs and SCBFs (MCE). (a) Axial force versus story drift of column C2; (b) axial force versus story drift of column C3; (c) moment versus story rotation of column C2; (d) moment versus story rotation of column C3; (e) moment versus rotation of beam, B1; (f) axial force versus deformation of SCB and BRB.

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