Abstract: Eccentrically braced steel framing in seismic applications can provide high elastic stiffness and large inelastic energy dissipation capacity. The performance of this framing system depends to a great extent on the behavior ...

Abstract: This paper reviews the performance of welded steel moment frame buildings during the Northridge earthquake. Some of the studies being undertaken in the United States as part of the FEMA-funded SAC Steel Project are described. ...