Abstract
A hinged wall (HW) with buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) at the base (HWBB) has been proposed to enhance the seismic performance of a reinforced concrete frame (RCF). In this study, a new direct displacement-based design procedure based on the bottom shear method (DDBDP-BSM) is proposed for low- and multi-rise RCFs with an HWBB (RCF-HWBB). First, the theoretical relationship between the basic period target and displacement target of the RCF-HWBB was deduced based on the DDBDP-BSM and performance targets. Then, a method to determine the HW configuration and BRB sectional area was proposed. Finally, the optimal selection of earthquake intensity at BRB yielding and the applicability of the DDBDP-BSM on a high-rise RCF-HWBB were investigated through a comparison between the design results and the time history analysis results.
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