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Table 5 Number of plastic hinges formed in both original and retrofitted structures due to different time histories

From: The use of steel X-bracing combined with shear link to seismically upgrading reinforced concrete frames

Ear

ID

Original structure

Retrofitted structure

Hinges in columns

Hinges in beams

Hinges in columns

Hinges in columns

Hinges in links

1

0

7 (Gr. floor)

0

5 (2nd and 3rd floors)

3 (Gr. floor)

2

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

7 (Gr. floor)

1 (3rd floor)

2 (3rd and 4th floors)

3 (Gr. floor)

4

2 (Gr. floor)

20 (Gr. and 1st floors)

0

12 (Gr., 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors)

3 (Gr. floor)

5

2 (Gr. floor)

22 (Gr. and 1st floors)

2 (3rd floor)

18 (Gr., 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors)

3 (Gr. floor)

6

4 (Gr. floor)

21 (Gr. and 1st floors)

4 (3rd and 4th floor)

20 (Gr., 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors)

3 (Gr. floor)

7

0

10 (Gr. floor)

0

1 (3rd floor)

3 (Gr. floor)

8

0

0

0

0

0