The focus of this research was to investigate the ability of flexible cladding
connection on hysteretic energy dissipation through OPENSEES. Through previous
researches from Nguyen and Ohtori, partial inelastic SAC 3- and 9-story models were
developed which represented low- and medium-rise buildings designed for the Los
Angeles, California region. The partial inelastic models have incorporated both inelastic
and elastic behaviors of the structural members. The partial inelastic models had benefits
on reducing the model run time in comparison of the fully inelastic models.