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True or false: ductile detailing can compensate for a poor structural configuration.

  • A.False, since configuration decisions govern how the demand is distributed
  • B.True, since detailing determines the whole of the seismic performance
  • C.True, provided the concrete grade is raised at the same time
  • D.False, since configuration has no effect on seismic performance

Answer: A

A soft storey or a floating column concentrates demand somewhere no amount of detailing can comfortably provide for. Detailing makes a sound configuration perform well; it cannot rescue one that channels the whole drift into a few members.

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