Abstract
Modern seismic design codes impose severe ductility requirements for the design of steel structures in high seismicity areas, such as Greece. However, in practice, the design of low-rise and especially single storey steel buildings, which cover the majority of cases, is usually governed by loading combinations other than the seismic-load combination, even if seismic forces are determined for nondissipative behaviour. The present paper investigates the issue of disregarding the severe ductility requirements of the seismic codes in the design of low-rise steel buildings, in those cases where nondissipative behaviour is assumed. The paper proposes a rational approach aimed at an economic design, while safeguarding structural integrity under strong earthquake motion.
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