ABSTRACT
The aim of this paper is to show the potential of the proposed method using as an example the design of an eight-storey steel frame for two performance levels, service and ultimate, in accordance with the Construction Code for the Federal District, RCDF (GDF 2004), and the validation of its performance through nonlinear step by step dynamic analyses. Additionally, with the purpose of showing the soundness of the proposed robustness approach currently under development, an Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA, Vamvatsikos 2002) of the designed structure is performed and the principles of the assessment method are discussed.
