A comparative study on the ductility and energy dissipation capacity of SMRF and V-EBF systems

Special moment resisting frames (smrf) are one of the most well-knownand practical seismic force resisting systems (sfrss), with a high range of ductility andenergy dissipation, as well as the capability of providing enough space for the architecturaldesign purpose of buildings or other structures. one of the most important decienciesof this system is the matter of controlling its maximum drift against the lateral forceof earthquakes, which results in a non-economical design, especially in tall buildings.eccentrically braced frame with vertical link beam (v-ebf) is almost a new seismicforce resisting system in which the vertical link beam has the role of the ductile memberwith a wide range of ductility and energy dissipation capacity. in this paper, the ductilityand energy dissipation capacity of the smrf and v-ebf systems are compared. for thispurpose, a number of one-story, one-bay frames, including these two systems, with dierentcharacteristics, are analyzed using the non-linear nite element method under quasi-staticcyclic loading, and the results are compared.