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000020132 100__ $$aSkalomenos, Konstantinos
000020132 24500 $$aExperimental Investigation of Bolt-Configured Naturally Buckling Brace With Gusset Plate Connection

000020132 24630 $$n16.$$pProceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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000020132 520__ $$2eng$$aThe Naturally Buckling Brace (NBB) is a steel brace developed by the writers, which consists of a high-strength and lowyielding steel channel arranged in parallel with an intentional eccentricity along the brace length. The NBB deforms with a novel mechanism providing ductile seismic behavior, and overcomes the deficiencies of conventional steel braces. To further improve the construction of NBB for practical applications, the present study examines the following configurations: 1) use gusset plate connections designed to accommodate inelastic rotations instead of mechanical pins; 2) use bolts instead of welding to connect the two channels together; 3) apply intentional eccentricity along the brace length with the aid of a steel block or steel knife plate. The efficiency of these suggestions was evaluated by conducting cyclic quasi-static tests in three specimens. The test results showed that the proposed configurations keep the beneficial seismic performance of the original NBB configuration, experiencing similar cyclic responses mainly up to 2% story drift.

000020132 540__ $$aText je chráněný podle autorského zákona č. 121/2000 Sb.
000020132 653__ $$aSteel brace; Gusset plate; Eccentricity; High strength steel; Low yield steel

000020132 7112_ $$a16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering$$cSantiago (CL)$$d2017-01-09 / 2017-01-13$$gWCEE16
000020132 720__ $$aSkalomenos, Konstantinos$$iHsiao, Po-Chien$$iHayashi, Kazuhiro$$iKurata, Masahiro$$iNakashima, Masayoshi$$iInamasu, Hiroyuki
000020132 8560_ $$ffischerc@itam.cas.cz
000020132 8564_ $$s605234$$uhttps://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/20132/files/619.pdf$$yOriginal version of the author's contribution as presented on USB, paper 619.
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000020132 980__ $$aPAPER