Cover letter

January 08, 2020

Editorial Department of Journal of constructional steel research
University of Concepcion
Víctor Lamas 1290, Concepción, Región del Bío Bío, Chile
Dear Editor of Journal of constructional steel research

I wish to submit a manuscript for consideration of publication in Journal of constructional steel

research. The manuscript is entitled “Seismic performance evaluation of eccentrically braced steel
frames placed in Chile”.

I confirm that this work is original and has not been published elsewhere, nor is it currently under
consideration for publication elsewhere.

This paper is intended to evaluate the seismic performance of structural archetypes designed
according to Chilean code NCh433 modified 2011 after Maule earthquake and AISC 341-10
specification subjecting the structures to different nonlinear static and dynamic analysis according
FEMA P695. I believe this manuscript is appropriate to be published in this journal because it
shows the seismic performance of residential steel structures which haven’t been widely
implemented in a seismic country as Chile so far.

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Andrés Riffo
University of Concepcion
Víctor Lamas 1290, Concepción, Región del Bío Bío, Chile
Tel: (56) 41220 4000; Fax: (56) 41222 74 55
E-mail: andresriffov@gmail.com