Research Article

Shaking Table Test for Evaluating the Seismic Performance of Steel Frame Retrofitted by Buckling-Restrained Braces

Table 5

Interstory drift ratios of the specimen.

PGA (g)0.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.9

El Centro waveFrame1/27501/10321/7521/6111/4991/4151/3401/2521/198
BRB1/85001/36001/17141/13841/10001/6321/4341/3271/263
η (%)69.4471.3356.1355.8550.1034.3421.6622.9424.71

Kobe waveFrame1/23571/8401/6711/5561/4541/3341/2781/2331/216
BRB1/76001/32721/20001/12861/6321/4001/3711/3031/283
η (%)73.8174.3366.4556.7728.1616.5025.0723.1023.67

Taft waveFrame1/21331/7271/6331/5321/4811/4031/3171/2441/219
BRB1/45001/24001/15651/12411/7661/5451/3491/313
η (%)52.6469.7159.5557.1337.2126.069.1722.04

Average valueFrame1/23801/8471/6801/5651/4761/3801/3091/2381/211
BRB1/63631/30001/17421/13011/7721/5071/3811/3141/273
η (%)64.6571.7160.8556.6138.1524.9618.8622.7022.76