Abstract
Based on a practical project, the dynamic parameters for a 4-story reinforced concrete frame, with additional different stories of steel frame constructed on its top, are investigated, including vibration period, frequency, and seismic response under minor shock, such as inter-story maximum horizontal displacement, inter-story maximum horizontal displacement angle, inter-story shear force and so on. It reveals that the maximum number of additional stories may be determined by the inter-story maximum horizontal displacement angle. With the additional steal frame adding on the top of the original structure, the maximum horizontal displacement angle often comes into being as the second story from the top of the structure, at the same time, a certain story in the prototype structure may evolve into a weak story which has to be reinforced. However, with the increasing of additional stories, the total shear force in the bottom story decreases, which leads to a new anti-seismic design concept.
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