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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page
1.1. Flow Chart for Design Process 3
2.1. Illustration of simple shear connection 9
2.2. Double Angle Connection 9

2.3. Shear End-Plate Connection 9

2.4. Unstiffened Seated Connection 10
2.5. Stiffened Seated Connection 10
2.6. Single Plate Connection 11
2.7. Single Angle Connection 11
2.8. Tee Connection 11
2.9. Illustration of fully restrained (FR) moment connection 12
2.10. Flange Plated Connection 12
2.11. Directly Welded Connection 13
2.12. Extended End-Plate Connection 13
2.13. Groove Weld 15
2.14. Types of groove welds 15
2.15. Fillet Weld 16
2.16. Slot and Plug Weld 16
3.1. Ground Floor Plan 29
3.2. Typical Floor Plan 29
3.3. Front Elevation 29
3.4. Back Elevation 29
3.5. Left Elevation 30
3.6. Right Elevation 30
3.7. Column Layout 34
3.8. Beam Layout 34
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3.9. Secondary Beam Layout 35

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3.10. Model of Building under seismic zone II 35

3.11. Model of Building under seismic zone IV 35
3.12. Slab Layout 36
4.1. BCF 2F W 8X15 & W 12X72 for zone II 46
4.2. BCF 2F W 6X15 & W 12X72 for zone II 47
4.3. BCW 1F W 8X18 & W 12X72 for zone II 47
4.4. BCW 5F W 6X15 & W 12X50 for zone II 48
4.5. BG 2F W 6X12 & W 6X15 for zone II 48
4.6. BG 2F W 6X12 & W 8X15 for zone II 49
4.7. BG 2F W 6X12 & W 8X18 for zone II 49
4.8. BCF 2F W 8X15 & W 12X72 for zone IV 50
4.9. BCF 2F W 6X15 & W 12X72for zone IV 50
4.10. BCW 1F W 8X18 & W 12X72 for zone IV 51
4.11. BCW 5F W 6X15 & W 12X50 for zone IV 51
4.12. BG 2F W 6X12 & W 6X15 for zone IV 52
4.13. BG 2F W 6X12 & W 8X15 for zone IV 52
4.14. BG 2F W 6X12 & W 8X18 for zone IV 53
4.15. Comparison results of BCF 2F W8x15 and W 12x72 54
4.16. Comparison results of BCF 2F W6x15 and W 12x72 54
4.17. Comparison results of BCW 2F W8x18 and W 12x72 55
4.18. Comparison results of BCW 5F W6x15 and W 12x50 56
4.19. Comparison results of BG 2F W6x12 and W 8x18 56
4.20. Comparison results of BG 2F W6x12 and W 8x15 57
4.21. Comparison results of BG 2F W6x12 and W 6x15 57