Table 3 Comparison of Inter-Story drift Ratio, floor Acceleration, and residual drift reduction in bare and YBS frames at each storey Level.

From: Yielding brace system as a next-generation lateral load mechanism for seismic resilient cities

Storey no

Inter-story drift ratio

Floor acceleration (g)

Residual inter-story drift ratio

Bare Frame

YBS

Frame

Reduction (%)

Bare Frame

YBS

Frame

Reduction (%)

Bare

Frame

YBS

Frame

Reduction (%)

6

0.0032

0.002

37.5

0.55

0.29

47.3

0.00254

0.000904

64.4

5

0.0068

0.0036

47.1

0.50

0.26

48.0

0.00373

0.00174

53.3

4

0.01

0.0039

61

0.44

0.19

56.8

0.00381

0.00242

36.5

3

0.0071

0.0034

52.1

0.38

0.17

55.3

0.00254

0.00144

43.3

2

0.01

0.0036

64.0

0.33

0.13

60.6

0.00487

0.00175

64.1

1

0.008

0.0023

71.3

0.28

0.1

64.3

0.008

0.00167

79.1