Experimental Evaluation and Design Procedure for All-Steel Tube-in-Tube Buckling Restrained Braces
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 150, Issue 1
Abstract
This study presents an experimental investigation into the cyclic performance of a new tube-in-tube buckling restrained brace (BRB) configuration. In this study, reduced- and large-scale brace geometries are tested to quantify inelastic hysteretic response, understand core confinement parameters, and determine the influence of end connection constraints. A total of 11 reduced-scale brace specimens are cyclically tested, along with three large-scale braces representing two core geometries and two core constraint configurations. Results from the reduced- and large-scale brace testing suggest that the tube-in-tube BRB configurations are capable of achieving the required inelastic capacity for qualification in AISC 341-16 specifications. All scaled specimens survived cumulative inelastic demands that exceeded 240 times the yield displacement (with several surviving more than 400 times the yield displacement). Results indicate that tube-in-tube BRBs are capable of producing stable tension-compression hysteretic behavior during cyclic loading. Measured values for the large-scale Specimen G2 were lower than 1.06 for all deformation cycles at or below , while measured values for the large-scale Specimen G3 were lower than 1.07 for all cycles at or below . The peak value for Specimens G2 and G3 was 1.16 and occurred during the and cycles, respectively.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors acknowledge the in-kind support provided by CoreBrace, LLC in fabricating the large-scale brace assemblies. Bridge-plates considered herein are proprietary components and their commercial use is protected by US patents.
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Received: Mar 10, 2023
Accepted: Sep 18, 2023
Published online: Oct 30, 2023
Published in print: Jan 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Mar 30, 2024
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