Maximum inter-story drift demands of steel frames in terms of the intensity measure INp

Abstract

In the present work, a new equation to predict the maximum inter-story drift demands of mid-rise steel framed buildings is proposed in terms of a new ground motion intensity measures based on the spectral shape. For this aim, the maxim\um inter-story drift of steel frames with 4, 6, 8 and 10 stories subjected to several narrow-band ground motions is estimated as a function of the spectral acceleration at first mode of vibration SaT1, which is commonly used in earthquake engineering and seismology, and with a new parameter related to the structural response known as INp. It is observed that the spectral-shape-based intensity measure INp is the parameter best related with the structural response of the selected steel frames under narrow-band motions. For this reason, an equation to compute the maximum inter-story drift demand of mid-rise steel frames as a function of INp is proposed. The equation is useful for the rapid seismic assessment.