The master thesis deals with the changes in the seismic resistance design of structures introduced by the proposal of the new standard Eurocode 8. The novelties were analysed on a practical example of a 5-storey steel building stabilised with moment resisting frames and frames with eccentric bracings. The new definitions of ductility classes, behaviour factors, the interstorey drift sensitivity coefficient and the control of second order effects, the limitations of interstorey drifts in the new limit states and the specific rules for steel buildings were examined. The code requirements from the current Eurocode 8 for ductility class DCH were compared to the proposed rules for the new ductility classes DC2 and DC3. Seismic analysis was performed for planar models of moment resisting frames and frames with eccentric bracings using the lateral force method. A nonlinear static analysis (pushover) for the moment resisting frames was also performed. It was found that the design of moment resisting frames according to the proposal of the new Eurocode 8 allows somewhat lighter and slimmer structures. In this case, the influences of the second order effects are no longer governing, but rather by the limitations of interstorey drifts. On the contrary, following the changes of the new Eurocode 8 means higher resistance and stability requirements for frames with eccentric bracings. Seismic resistance design of frames with eccentric bracings does not differ from current process. The resistance and stability requirements are intensified by the increase of the seismic part of the seismic design state. The internal forces in the frame with eccentric bracings designed for DC2 and DC3 were greater to the point that it was more reasonable to increase the number of eccentric bracings and maintain comparable element dimensions.
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