CYCLIC LOADING TESTS OF BUCKLING-RESTRAINED BRACES WITH POST-TENSIONED CABLES

Shogo Inanaga, Kurtulus Atasever, Yuki Terazawa, Oguz C. Celik, Toru Takeuchi

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Abstract

Although buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) have an excellent energy dissipation capacity, damage concentration and large residual deformation occur due to their low post-yield stiffness when BRBs are used in steel frames with pinned connections. To avoid these risks, PT.BRB (BRB with Post-Tensioned cables) has been proposed that provides/enhances self-centering force by externally attached post-tensioned cables. The hysteresis is mainly dependent on post-yield stiffness (a) and energy dissipation (6) ratios. In this paper, after studying parameters (a and 6) minimizing residual deformation, cyclic loading tests of PT-BRBs are carried out, and obtained results are compared with numerical model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)821-831
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Structural and Construction Engineering
Volume85
Issue number722
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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Keywords

  • Buckling Restrained Brace
  • Carbon Fiber Composite Cable
  • Cyclic Loading Test
  • Residual Deformation
  • Self-Centering

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