Abstract
Structural system composed of high-strength steel frame with energy-dissipation elements is one of the suitable solutions for damage tolerant structure. In this concept, the main structure is designed in elastic zone for design earthquake level; however, there are still some risks to step into plastic zone in maximum considered earthquake levels. Because of high strength steel having high yield ratio, it is concerned to fracture early after yielding. In this paper, following the mock-up cyclic-loading tests and analysis of 800Mpa steel beam-column frame with diagonal BRBs, their fracture mechanism of beam-end connections are modeled using simple non-linear rotation springs, and estimation method for their cumulative energy dissipation capacities until their fractures in multistory structures are proposed.
