Friends, I felt the need to explain so that there was no misunderstanding in my previous answer. When I said that the existing structure should not be considered as high ductile, I meant the behavior of the structure. The R coefficient selected according to the ductility condition and the regulation and the controls applied to the structure change. If the building is curtained in an existing building, we usually use an R of around 6. If there is no curtain in the building, we use around 4 R. This corresponds to the mixed and normal structure in behavior. It is not possible for the junction area details of an old building to meet the high ductility requirements of the regulation. So far, I have not come across an old structure that meets these conditions. You may say that R is not important in performance analysis, but we do not only perform performance analysis when evaluating the current structure. We also look at the irregularities of the building according to the regulation. Here, too, R has an effect. However, there are some contradictions in the regulation here as well. Shear control of column beam junction areas is required. However, this is a valid control for highly ductile structures. In order for the program to do this, you need to choose high ductility. So does this check make any sense? I don't do this and if the administration asks, I explain it. How do you control an area where it is not possible to see the equipment and details in an existing old building? This is not possible. You don't trust these combinations for reinforcement anyway, and with high ductile shears, you get the earthquake load to a large extent. There are no such controls in the new regulation that is currently being prepared. There will probably be no control of the beams either. By the way, I want to address your other friend's problem. Performance analysis and normal building design criteria are not currently compatible. Their logic is completely different. That's why sometimes this happens. The building, which does not cause problems in design, may be unsafe in performance analysis. In fact, the main reason for this is that performance analysis is considered for existing and old buildings, and it is desired to stay on the safe side because there are too many unknowns and the quality of workmanship and materials in old buildings is very low. Presumably, these inconsistencies are being tried to be eliminated in the new regulation. Our regulation contains some heavy conditions according to FEMA and ASCI 41. The reason for this is, of course, that our buildings are in worse condition than European and US buildings.