Abstract: The Building Code of Japan (the Building Standard Law of Japan) has been changed from the former prescriptive type into a performance-based type in June, 2000. This paper presents the evaluation ...

Abstract: This paper compares analytical predictions with a series of full‐scale seismic tests on a concentrically K‐braced six‐story steel structure. A computer program for the inelastic frame analysis is used to calculate the ...

Abstract: The seismic test results on a full‐scale six‐story, 2 by 2 bay, steel building with concentric‐K braces forming a “dual system” are reported. The steel building was constructed at the Large Size Structure Laboratory of the ...