A comprehensive analytical research has been conducted in the current study, which
involved more than 350 analyses of R/C buildings in Canada, to gain insight into inelastic
seismic drift demands of these buildings. The investigation consists of three major phases.
The first phase includes the development of an improved version of an existing general
purpose dynamic analysis software. The improvements consist of four major
modifications;(a) implementation of a hysteretic model for PM interaction effects,(b) …

The main objective of the current research is to establish drift demands for reinforced
concrete buildings designed on the basis of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC-
2005). A total of 12 reinforced concrete buildings with three different heights and structural
systems, consisting of moment resisting frames with and without shear walls and structures
with core walls, were designed for eastern and western Canada. A comprehensive
analytical research was conducted involving more than 140 analyses of buildings to …