Design of One-Story Hollow Structural Section (HSS) Columns Subjected to Large Seismic Drift Hye-eun Kong Thesis submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science In Civil Engineering Matthew R. Eatherton Ioannis Koutromanos Rodrigo Sarlo August 13, 2019 Blacksburg, VA Keywords: Hollow Structural Section, Tube Columns, Lateral Seismic Drift, Diaphragm Deflection, Column Design Methods, Combined Loading Copyright © 2019, Hyeeun Kong ALL RIGHTS RESERVED