Earth Resistant Steel Structures - ArcelorMittal [Eng.CiviL]

Book Title
Earthquake Resistant Steel Structures (ArcelorMittal Technical Brochure)
Authors
ArcelorMittal
Pages Number
128
Publisher
ArcelorMittal
ISBN
N/A
Language
English
Edition Number
1

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This document aims to present in a straightforward manner the essentials of seismic
design of steel structures, which is a field of engineering and construction to which
ArcelorMittal contributes by continuous research efforts that bring better steel products
and original design solutions to the market. These include the widely used Reduced
Beam Section concept (RBS or ‘dog-bone’) for moment resisting frames (Section 10),
INERD dissipative connections for braced frames (Section 12), and the use of composite
columns to mitigate soft storey failures in reinforced concrete structures (Section 18).

Contents
1. What is an Earthquake? 4
2. Why are Steel Structures Good at Resisting Earthquakes? 8
3. A Tool to Evaluate the Effects of Earthquakes: the Response Spectrum 11
4. Design Response Spectra 15
5. Characterisation of Structures Specific to Seismic Design 20
6. Aspects of Seismic Analysis and Design Checks Common to all Structural Types 25
7. Approximate Method for Seismic Analysis and Design 30
8. Architecture of Earthquake Resistant Buildings 34
9. Designing Dissipative Structures 40
10. Seismic Design of Moment Resisting Frames 47
11. Seismic Design of Frames with Concentric Bracing 60
12. Seismic Design of Frames with Concentric Bracing and Dissipative Connections 65
13. Seismic Design of Frames with Eccentric Bracing 68
14. Composite Steel Concrete Structures 73
15. Composite Steel Concrete Moment Resisting Frames 89
16. Composite Steel Concrete Frames with Bracing 91
17. Composite Steel Concrete Walls and Systems with Walls 94
18. Improving Reinforced Concrete Structures by using Composite Columns 99
19. Design Example 102
Annex A Definition of Eurocode 8 Design Response Spectra 122
Annex B Steels available from ArcelorMittal 122
References 123
Technical advisory & Finishing 124