Seismic Collapse Capacity–Based Evaluation and Design of Frame Buildings with Viscous Dampers Using Pushover Analysis

A simplified procedure is developed for estimating the seismic sidesway collapse capacity of frame building structures incorporating linear and nonlinear viscous dampers. The proposed procedure is based on a robust database of seismic peak displacement responses of viscously damped nonlinear single-degree-of-freedom systems for various seismic intensities and uses nonlinear static (pushover) analysis without the need for nonlinear time history …