New method for the design of reinforced concrete moment resisting frames with damage control

The main objective of this study is to develop a new design methodology that controls damage toreinforced concrete moment resisting frames (rcmrfs). for this purpose, first, a static damage criterionis developed and, then, the new design procedure is presented. the proposed method is applied tothe design of two reinforced concrete frames subjected to seven earthquake acceleration records. toconfirm the accuracy of the proposed method, inelastic damage analysis is performed on the frames. it isdemonstrated that the proposed methodology can be very effective and practical for the design of rcmrfswith damage control.