The　internal　force　of　rigid　column　base　joints　of　steel　frames　is　very　large　under　earthquakes,　making　it　prone　to　be　damaged　and　destroyed,　so　the　configurations　of　column　bases　of　rocking　structures　should　be　optimized　to　improve　the　failure　modes　and　structural　performance.　Lifting　semi-rigid　frame　column　base　joints　with　buckling　restraint　steel　plates　(BRSPs)　were　proposed　for　seismic　energy　dissipation.　The　hysteretic　behaviors　of　column　base　joints　with　BRSPs　were　analyzed　based　on　three　parameters:　thickness　ratio　α,　width　ratio　β,　and　axial　stiffness　ratio　ω　between　BRSP　and　column　flange,　and　the　results　were　compared　with　those　of　traditional　rigid　column　base　joints.　Results　show　that　the　energy　dissipation　capacity　of　BRSPs　and　lateral　resistance　of　structures　were　improved　with　the　increase　in　α　and　β,　and　the　plastic　damage　of　column　bases　was　reduced.　The　structural　performance　was　optimal　under　the　conditions　that　α=0.85,　β=0.50,　and　ωwas　in　the　range　of　[0.3,　0.5].　The　ratio　of　plastic　dissipated　energy　of　BRSPs　to　the　total　plastic　dissipated　energy　was　more　than　80%,　and　the　plastic　damage　was　limited　to　the　replaceable　BRSPs.　Contact　analysis　between　BRSP,　backing　plate,　cover　plate,　and　base　beam　was　conducted,　and　it　was　found　that　the　cover　plate　could　not　only　effectively　restrain　the　out-plane　buckling　of　the　BRSPs,　but　also　provide　friction　energy　dissipation,　7%　of　the　total　dissipated　energy.　The　proposed　column　base　has　great　energy　dissipation　capacity,　which　can　improve　the　seismic　performance　and　resilience　of　structures.　Copyright　©2022　Journal　of　Harbin　Institute　of　Technology.All　rights　reserved.