Current design office methodologies for seismic design of steel moment frames include forced-based methods for calculating equivalent lateral forces and a static elastic analysis. Research has revealed erroneous assumptions in forced-based methods and proposes that displacement-based methods, due to modeling inelastic systems, result in more reasonable lateral force distributions. Additionally, LRFD1 member design interaction equations implicitly account for geometric and material non-linear effects. This philosophy does not satisfy compatibility between the actual inelastic member response and the elastic system as assumed by conventional elastic analysis. Displacement-based lateral force distributions in combination with a second-order inelastic static analysis that sufficiently determines the limit state strength and stability of a structural system, or "Advanced Analysis," is advantageous to the design of steel moment frames. Second-order geometric and inelastic effects are directly accounted for in the analysis. This allows engineers to predict actual frame behavior with greater accuracy and results in a more efficient and economical frame. Another advantage is that force reduction factors outlined in current seismic codes are not required since the frame is designed for inelastic behavior. This approach eliminates discrepancies between initially assumed force reduction factors and final frame ductility capacity. Also, individual member capacity checks outlined in design specifications are similarly not required. The goal of this research is to advance the validity and accuracy of displacement-based design methods and Advanced Analysis for the engineering of seismic resistant steel moment frames. This research will allow the development of alternate seismic analysis and design procedures, as well as refined practical methods that can be incorporated in a design office. 1) Manual of Steel Construction - Load and Resistance Factor Design, American Institute.

This report, FEMA-350 - Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Steel Moment-Frame Buildings has been developed by the SAC Joint Venture under contract to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide organizations engaged in the development of consensus design standards and building code provisions with recommended criteria for the design and construction of new buildings incorporating moment-resisting steel frame construction to resist the effects of earthquakes. It is one of a series of companion publications addressing the issue of the seismic performance of steel moment-frame buildings. The set of companion publications includes: FEMA-350 - Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Steel Moment-Frame Buildings. This publication provides recommended criteria, supplemental to FEMA-302 - 1997 NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures, for the design and construction of steel moment-frame buildings and provides alternative performance-based design criteria. FEMA-351 - Recommended Seismic Evaluation and Upgrade Criteria for Existing Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings. This publication provides recommended methods to evaluate the probable performance of existing steel moment-frame buildings in future earthquakes and to retrofit these buildings for improved performance. FEMA-352 - Recommended Postearthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings. This publication provides recommendations for performing postearthquake inspections to detect damage in steel moment-frame buildings following an earthquake, evaluating the damaged buildings to determine their safety in the postearthquake environment, and repairing damaged buildings. FEMA-353 - Recommended Specifications and Quality Assurance Guidelines for Steel Moment-Frame Construction for Seismic Applications. This publication provides recommended specifications for the fabrication and erection of steel moment frames for seismic applications. The recommended design criteria contained in the other companion documents are based on the material and workmanship standards contained in this document, which also includes discussion of the basis for the quality control and quality assurance criteria contained in the recommended specifications. The information contained in these recommended design criteria, hereinafter referred to as Recommended Criteria, is presented in the form of specific design and performance evaluation procedures together with supporting commentary explaining part of the basis for these recommendations.

Complete coverage of earthquake-resistant concrete building design Written by a renowned seismic engineering expert, this authoritative resource discusses the theory and practice for the design and evaluation of earthquakeresisting reinforced concrete buildings. The book addresses the behavior of reinforced concrete materials, components, and systems subjected to routine and extreme loads, with an emphasis on response to earthquake loading. Design methods, both at a basic level as required by current building codes and at an advanced level needed for special problems such as seismic performance assessment, are described. Data and models useful for analyzing reinforced concrete structures as well as numerous illustrations, tables, and equations are included in this detailed reference. Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings covers: Seismic design and performance verification Steel reinforcement Concrete Confined concrete Axially loaded members Moment and axial force Shear in beams, columns, and walls Development and anchorage Beam-column connections Slab-column and slab-wall connections Seismic design overview Special moment frames Special structural walls Gravity framing Diaphragms and collectors Foundations

Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas is a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of seismic resistant steel structures. It comprises a collection of papers presented at the seventh International Specialty Conference STESSA 2012 (Santiago, Chile, 9-11 January 2012), and includes the state-of-the-art in both theore

The 2010 AISC Specification establishes the Direct Analysis Method (DM) as the standard stability analysis and design procedure. Although the DM has important benefits over conventional stability design methods, the interface between the DM, the AISC Seismic Provisions and the seismic design requirements in ASCE-7 is not fully established. Since the DM, which was developed for design scenarios that do not contain seismic loading, includes the effects of initial geometric imperfections and inelastic behavior compounded by residual stresses, it is critical to explore the impact of these parameters on the seismic behavior of typical steel buildings before the DM is required for seismic design. To examine these issues, a series of steel special moment-resisting frame models were subjected to monotonic pushover, cyclic pushover and response history analyses. The observed behavior was used to draw comparisons between systems with and without residual stresses and initial imperfections. Cyclic strength degradation at beam-to-column connections was also considered to examine the potential interaction it may have with the other parameters. Whereas the well-known impact of strength degradation on cyclic stability was noted, residual stresses and initial imperfections did not have any appreciable effect on stability behavior for the systems considered. The analyses conducted in this study indicate no clear benefit to using the DM when designing ductile steel systems in high seismic regions and simpler design methods may be equally effective.

Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas comprises the latest progress in both theoretical and experimental research on the behaviour of steel structures in seismic areas. The book presents the most recent trends in the field of steel structures in seismic areas, with particular reference to the utilisation of multi-level performance bas