Hysteresis effect on earthquake risk assessment of moment resisting frame structures

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 242; p. 112532
• Main Authors: Huang, Zhenhua, Cai, Liping, Pandey, Yashica, Tao, Yong, Telone, William
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Beam-columns; Buildings; Design factors; Distribution functions; Earthquake damage; Earthquakes; Environmental risk; Fragility; Frame structures; Geological hazards; Hysteresis; Hysteresis models; Limit states; Reduction; Risk assessment; Seismic activity; Seismic hazard; Seismic response

•Effects of hysteresis behaviors on earthquake fragility curves of MRF structures.•A group of earthquake fragility curves for designs of NEHRP MRF structures.•A group of hysteresis behavior reduction factors for MRF building design. It is essential to estimate the earthquake-induced risks of buildin...