seismic response of high-rise steel framed buildings with chevron-braced designed according to venezuelan codes高层钢框架建筑的地震反应与chevron-braced据委内瑞拉代码设计.pdf

Vol.4, Special Issue, 694-698 (2012) Natural Science /10.4236/ns.2012.428091 Seismic response of high-rise steel framed buildings with Chevron-braced designed according to Venezuelan codes 1* 1 1 1 2 Ronald Ugel , Juan Carlos Vielma , Reyes Herrera , Sigrit Pérez , Alex Barbat 1Structural Engineering Department, School of Civil Engineering, Lisandro Alvarado University, Barquisimeto, Venezuela; * Corresponding Author: rugel@.ve, ronald.david.ugel@ 2Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Received 31 May 2012; revised 28 June 2012; accepted 12 July 2012 ABSTRACT that it’s necessary to know as much as possible the probable behavior of structures under strong earthquakes, The object of this study is to determine the considering local and global conditions that may influ- seismic response of regular high-rise steel build- ence in the global behavior. ings with Chevron-braced frames. Mechanics In framed steel structures it is very common the use of models of three buildings of 14, 18 and 20 sto- Chevron-braced frames as structural elements to provide ries are studied, all of them with similar geomet- additional stiffness, therefore reducing lateral displace- ric characteristics in plan and elevation. These ments, Longo , Montuori and Piluso [2], but this system models