![]() This study aims to investigate and compare the induced responses related to the earthquake-resistant design of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings according to the Saudi building code (SBC-301), American code (ASCE-7), uniform building code (UBC-97), and European code (EC-8). Based on the aforementioned provisions, structures designed according to different seismic codes may yield different performances for the same level of hazard. The design code for each country is revised and updated based on an expected zone's seismic intensities, geotechnical site classifications, structural systems, construction materials and methods of construction in order to provide more realistic considerations of seismic demand, seismic response, and seismic capacity. Challenges, changes and the overall process were highlighted for the purpose of facilitating the understanding of seismic provisions and permitting successful future revisions. The paper aims at providing a brief introduction of various chapters of the code related to the seismic provisions in terms of contents and basic concepts. In SBC 301, however, seismic provisions have been reorganized and rationally presented in eight chapters to represent distinguished themes. ASCE-7 has all the seismic provisions in one complex chapter, covering all different topics. IBC and ASCE-7 were chosen to be the source codes where extensive modifications have been carried out to reduce complexity and to account for differences in the seismicity level, construction materials, structural systems and quality control between USA and the Kingdom.
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