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May 14, 2014
Self-Centering Energy-Dissipative (SCED) Brace: Overview of Recent Developments and Potential Applications for Tall Buildings
Publication: Sustainable Development of Critical Infrastructure
Abstract
The self-centering, energy-dissipative (SCED) brace is an innovative cross-bracing system that eliminates residual building deformations after an earthquake while simultaneously dissipating energy to reduce drifts. Several recent studies are summarized which have confirmed and extended the capabilities of SCED braces. These include a multi-storey SCED frame shake table test, a high axial-capacity SCED brace prototype, and a telescoping configuration called the T-SCED brace which greatly increases axial elongation capacity. These recent advancements have improved the desirability of SCED braces for use in high-rise structures because the braces can now better accommodate the larger forces and elongations prevalent in tall buildings. SCED braces may also provide an increased level of performance compared to other damping systems for tall buildings because they are designed to return a structure to its original, undeformed position after an earthquake. This paper reviews several potential configurations for the use of SCED braces in tall buildings, including the use of SCED braces in tall braced frames, coupled with shear walls and with vertical outriggers.
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© 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: May 14, 2014
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Bracing
- Buildings
- Construction engineering
- Construction methods
- Coupled walls
- Earthquakes
- Energy dissipation
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Frames
- Geohazards
- Geotechnical engineering
- High-rise buildings
- Laboratory tests
- Shake table tests
- Shear walls
- Structural engineering
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Structures (by type)
- Tests (by type)
- Thermodynamics
- Walls
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Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa ON, Canada, K1S 5B6. E-mail: [email protected]
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 1A4.E-mail: [email protected]
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