Research Article

Seismic Performance of Modular Structures with Novel Steel Frame: Light Gauge Slotted Steel Stud Walls

Table 4

Story drifts of the modular structures with different structure heights (×10−4 rad).

IntensityStoryHeight (mm)Benchmark modelReference modelP6 modelP12 model
W1W2W3W1W2W3W1W2W3W1W2W3

Frequent conditions (70 gal)132453.394.963.0712.5013.1215.852.443.802.573.304.733.97
264903.205.373.259.6111.0613.682.063.782.342.944.593.76
397353.165.433.038.339.9112.011.853.492.312.774.643.76
4129803.065.312.718.639.4510.931.542.892.002.784.733.65
5162252.925.012.539.349.019.611.062.071.362.904.773.77
619470 (19225)2.704.542.3210.208.139.941.862.071.993.014.683.81
7227152.403.942.1710.618.0310.123.064.433.69
8259602.003.261.959.307.198.753.014.053.43
9292051.582.551.616.645.096.352.823.573.06
1032205 (32450)1.902.531.883.552.642.832.483.022.61
11356952.052.372.16
12386951.632.772.11

Rare conditions (400 gal)1324519.0231.7316.8159.9863.5980.0012.9521.9913.6818.4426.6721.76
2649018.6432.1515.9056.2164.4978.7511.8121.4313.3917.4226.9821.64
3973518.1631.2015.5948.3557.4867.6210.6719.7513.2616.1927.1921.62
41298017.3829.8016.9449.4653.4361.708.8816.4211.5215.6827.1620.94
51622516.4827.6817.6152.9851.0954.246.2711.618.0216.4427.2420.95
619470 (19225)15.2225.0717.5758.0446.7356.494.525.705.3117.0626.6521.32
72271513.4921.8616.6160.4645.7557.6517.3525.1620.87
82596011.2718.1314.5253.0741.0349.9617.0922.8919.57
9292058.6813.9811.3338.1429.2834.7816.0620.1117.62
1032205 (32450)5.979.47.9819.5714.3617.3114.1417.0215.16
113569511.4513.6312.26
12386957.2311.288.06

Note. The three earthquake waves (i.e., the recorded Cape Mendocino wave, Landers wave, and the simulated wave) are abbreviated to W1, W2, and W3 in the table, respectively. And the maximum values are marked in bold.