Research Article
Near-Fault Response and Loading Protocols of Box Columns in Steel Frames with Self-Centering Braces to Provide Recentering Capability
Table 5
Data of the axial loading protocols (C3 column).
| 15-Story | P/Py | NF1 | NF2 | NF3 | NF4 | NF5 | NF6 | NF7 | NF8 | NF9 | NF10 | NF11 | Avg | SD | Avg + SD |
| Zone A | 0%–5% | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.86 | 1.19 | 2.05 | 5%–10% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.32 | 0.64 | 0.96 | 10%–15% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 15%–20% | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.57 | 1.02 | 20%–25% | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 | 0.96 | 1.73 | 25%–30% | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 1.70 | 30%–35% | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.78 | 1.14 | 35%–40% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40%–45% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Zone C | 0%–5% | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.86 | 0.60 | 1.46 | 5%–10% | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.32 | 1.12 | 2.44 | 10%–15% | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.86 | 0.90 | 2.76 | 15%–20% | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.64 | 1.25 | 3.88 | 20%–25% | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.73 | 1.54 | 3.27 | 25%–30% | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.65 | 1.10 | 30%–35% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 35%–40% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40%–45% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Zone B | Peak (%) | −30.89 | −26.56 | −34.41 | −34.64 | −29.10 | −28.57 | −29.68 | −34.29 | −30.46 | −27.39 | −33.00 | −30.82 | 2.89 | −33.71 | Valley (%) | 30.47 | 24.81 | 28.87 | 33.06 | 33.06 | 29.17 | 34.21 | 27.83 | 32.77 | 25.53 | 33.81 | 30.33 | 3.33 | 33.66 |
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