Title: The performance evaluation of ordinary moment resisting frames designed by performance-based plastic design and limit state design

Authors: Sejal P. Dalal; Sandeep A. Vasanwala; Atul K. Desai

Addresses: Civil Engineering Department, SVIT, Vasad, Dist. Anand Gujarat, 388306, India ' Applied Mechanics Department, SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat, 395007, India ' Applied Mechanics Department, SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat, 395007, India

Abstract: The performance in terms of interstorey drift ratios and failure pattern of ordinary moment resisting frames designed by performance-based plastic design (PBPD) method and limit state design method have been compared in this paper. For this, different study frames were designed using the force based limit state design method and displacement-based performance-based plastic design method. The PBPD frames were designed taking ductility ratio two. Results of static pushover and time history analysis prove the superiority of the PBPD method when compared in terms of interstorey drift ratio and failure pattern.

Keywords: performance-based plastic design; PBPD frames; limit state design; moment resisting frames; yield mechanism; ductility factor; reduced beam section; time history analysis; interstorey drift ratio; push over analysis; hinges; performance evaluation; failure patterns; displacement design; structural design; earthquakes; seismic loads; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSTRUCTE.2015.070718

International Journal of Structural Engineering, 2015 Vol.6 No.3, pp.195 - 211

Received: 14 Feb 2014
Accepted: 04 Nov 2014
Published online: 22 Jul 2015 *

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