This study evaluates the damping coefficient, the effective damping and the energy dissipated of a structure with and without buckling-restrained braces (BRB), subjected [...]

In areas near-source the effect of directivity produces strong motions records with long velocity pulses and a high amplitude and important displacements. The constructio [...]

This work presents the results of experiments on four prototype buckling restrained braces. The devices were designed and built by the authors; consist basically of a ste [...]