Steel Slit Panel Configurations

Steel Slit Panel Frames (SSPFs) are a lateral force resisting system (LFRS) created to resist seismic loads in buildings. The main benefits of the proposed system are: high energy dissipation capabilities, potential for architectural flexibility, and seismic retrofitting possibilities. The energy in the system is dissipated by the Steel Slit Panels (SSPs). This paper first introduces the system; it then discusses three different SSPs that may be used for the system.