PROPERTIES OCBF SCBF

Member Seismically compact Seismically compact

Tension only Allowed. Not allowed.
Column/Beam Column/Beam no special requirement. Bracing connected Column/Beam will be
seismically compact.
Connection OCBF type SCBF type
R 3.25 6
Cd 3.25 5
Allowable story drift H/162.5 H/250
(Occupancy I and II)
Height limit (Seismic 11m 50m
design category D)
Height limit (Seismic NL NL
design category C)

PROPERTIES OMF IMF SMF

Member Section non compact. Section compact. Section seismically compact.
Slenderness No additional requirement. No additional requirement. slenderness for column shall not exceed 60.
Lateral bracing No additional requirement. Both flanges of beam shall be laterally braced, Both flanges of beam shall be laterally braced,
with a maximum spacing of Lb= 0.17ry E/Fy with a maximum spacing of Lb= 0.086ry E/Fy

Beam-Column No additional requirement. No additional requirement. Beam-column capacity check major and
capacity ratio check minor.
R R:3.5 R:4.5 R:8
Cd Cd: 3 Cd: 4 Cd: 5.5
Allowable story drift H/150 H/200 H/275
(Occupancy I and II)
Height limit (Seismic NP 35m NL
design category D)
Height limit (Seismic NL NL NL
design category C)