Seismic design and subassemblage tests of buckling-restrained braced RC frames with shear connector gusset connections

J Bai, H Chen, J Zhao, M Liu, S Jin - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
As a high-performance hysteretic damper, buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) can
significantly improve the seismic behavior of engineering structures and protect the main …

Buckling-restrained braced frame connection performance

VR Wigle, LA Fahnestock - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2010 - Elsevier
Large-scale experimental studies of buckling-restrained braced frames (BRBFs) have
shown that although they display good overall seismic performance, they may have …

[PDF][PDF] Research and application of double-core buckling restrained braces in Taiwan

KC Tsai, JW Lai, YC Hwang, SL Lin… - Proceeding of the 13th …, 2004 - researchgate.net
In recent years, experimental and analytical researches have been conducted in NTU to
investigate the effectiveness of various kinds of unbonding material, the brace-to-gusset …

Influence of connection design parameters on the seismic performance of braced frames

JH Yoo, DE Lehman, CW Roeder - Journal of Constructional Steel …, 2008 - Elsevier
Special concentrically braced frames (SCBFs) are commonly used lateral-load resisting
systems in seismic design. In SCBFs, the braces are connected to the beams and columns …

Steel buckling‐restrained braced frames with single and dual corner gusset connections: seismic tests and analyses

CC Chou, JH Liu, DH Pham - Earthquake engineering & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The design of a three‐story buckling‐restrained braced frame (BRBF) with a single‐diagonal
sandwiched BRB and corner gusset was evaluated in cyclic tests of a one‐story, one‐bay …

Welded end‐slot connection and debonding layers for buckling‐restrained braces

KC Tsai, AC Wu, CY Wei, PC Lin… - Earthquake …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The debonding mechanism has a significant effect on the performance of a buckling‐
restrained brace (BRB). In this paper, a method for estimating the compression strength …

Cyclic testing of a buckling restrained braced frame with unconstrained gusset connections

JW Berman, M Bruneau - Journal of structural engineering, 2009 - ascelibrary.org
Buckling restrained braces are intended to yield in both axial tension and compression. The
gusset plates connecting them to the adjacent beams and columns are thick and often …

Performance of an innovative self-centering buckling restrained brace for mitigating seismic responses of bridge structures with double-column piers

H Dong, X Du, Q Han, H Hao, K Bi, X Wang - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Buckling restrained braces (BRBs) are normally incorporated in the beam-column structures
to serve as energy dissipation members due to their stable hysteretic behavior. However, the …

Parametric investigation of the assembled bolt-connected buckling-restrained brace and performance evaluation of its application into structural retrofit

XY Cao, DC Feng, Z Wang, G Wu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the hysteresis performance of an assembled bolt-connected buckling-
restrained brace (AB-BRB) is experimentally discussed by a parametric study, and five …

Experimental and numerical developing of reduced length buckling-restrained braces

SAR Tabatabaei, SR Mirghaderi, A Hosseini - Engineering Structures, 2014 - Elsevier
Buckling-restrained braced frames (BRBFs) have been widely used as an efficient seismic
load resisting system in recent years mostly due to their symmetric and stable hysteretic …