Thanks JAE for the help. I read older post and it was quiet helpful.So all my X bracing connection will be designed for overstrength factor,even my column will be designed for over strength facror as R=3.25. How abt my beams? do i need to design my beams for redundancy of 1.3 as my sesimic...
Dear all,
After reading the ASCE7-05 I could not find when I should use over strength factor. I have project which is in high seismic zone i.e. california.Can I use redundancy factor,how different it is from over strength factor.