This paper presents a seismic evaluation procedure based on an energy concept that has been recently developed and successfully used for design purposes called Performanc [...]

This paper presents a brief overview of Performance-Based Plastic Design (PBPD) method as applied to seismic design. The method uses pre-selected target drift and yield m [...]

This paper discusses the influence of degrading hysteretic behavior of shear links and P-Delta effect on seismic response of steel Eccentrically Braced Frames (EBF). A 10 [...]

Concentrically braced steel frames (CBFs) are very efficient and commonly used steel structures for resisting seismic loads because they provide complete truss action. Ba [...]

Performance-Based Plastic Design (PBPD) method has been recently developed to achieve enhanced performance of earthquake resistant structures. The design concept uses pre [...]