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Steel Moment-Resisting Frame 1994 Northridge Earthquake Federal Emergency Management Agency

Steel structures are generally considered earthquake resistant but some failures have occurred, as welded steel frames surprisingly failed brittlely and were damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, prompting FEMA to develop repair techniques and new designs. Ductility, the ability to withstand inelastic deformation, is important for steel seismic design using Load and Resistance Factor Design.

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Steel Moment-Resisting Frame 1994 Northridge Earthquake Federal Emergency Management Agency

Steel structures are generally considered earthquake resistant but some failures have occurred, as welded steel frames surprisingly failed brittlely and were damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, prompting FEMA to develop repair techniques and new designs. Ductility, the ability to withstand inelastic deformation, is important for steel seismic design using Load and Resistance Factor Design.

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teel structures 

are considered mostly earthquake resistant but some failures have occurred. A
great number of welded steel moment-resisting frame buildings, which looked earthquake-proof,
surprisingly experienced brittle behavior and were hazardously damaged in the 1994 Northridge
earthquake.[60] After that, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) initiated development
of repair techniques and new design approaches to minimize damage to steel moment frame
buildings in future earthquakes.[61]
For structural steel seismic design based on Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) approach,
it is very important to assess ability of a structure to develop and maintain its bearing resistance in
the inelastic range. A measure of this ability is ductility, which may be observed in a material itself, in
a structural element, or to a whole structure.

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