Eccentrically Braced Frames

As research of steel lateral-resisting systems has evolved, eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) have emerged as a preferred economical solution to more traditional alternatives. It is essentially a hybrid, combining the stiffness of concentrically braced frames with the ductility and energy dissipation capacity of a moment frame. The design is based on applicable provisions of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 341) and Prequalified Connections for Special and Intermediate Steel Moment Frames for Seismic Applications (AISC 358). This presentation will summarize current design provisions and focus on a recently published design example in Volume 4 of the 2015 SEAOC Structural/Seismic Design Manual.

• Course will award 1.5 hours of continuing education
• This course is Diamond Review approved in 49 states. New York does not accept hours from recordings.

Please note: This webinar is part of the Seismic Design Series and is not included in the NCSEA Webinar Subscription.

Speaker:

Scott M. Adan, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., is the principal of Adan Engineering. He is the primary technical consultant for all the firm’s property condition and seismic assessment needs. His extensive experience and engineering background provide a keen ability to advise real estate owners, investors, and lending institutions on matters related to structural and earthquake due diligence. Scott has authored more than 20 publications on earthquake resistant design and has investigated damage from numerous earthquakes and lectured on their effects. He has performed research for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and for the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California. In the past, he has served as an adjunct professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Utah and at the University of Washington. He has also been directly responsible for the structural design, evaluation, and retrofit for hundreds of buildings throughout the country and abroad. As past chair of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California’s Steel Subcommittee, he continues to serve on many professional organizations including the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute’s Concrete Coalition Advisory Committee, the Structural Engineers Association of California’s Committee for Post-Disaster Performance Observations, the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Structural Engineering Institute, and the American Concrete Institute’s Performance Based Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings Committee.

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