Pseudo-dynamic Performance Evaluation of Full Scale Seismic Steel Braced Frames Using Buckling-Restrained and In-Plane Buckling Braces

Keh Chyuan Tsai*, Pao Chun Lin, Ching Yi Tsai, An Chien Wu

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Abstract

A series of hybrid and cyclic loading tests were conducted on a 3-story single-bay full-scale frame specimen in the Taiwan National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) in 2010. There were total three hybrid tests conducted on this frame specimen. Two different lateral force resistant systems including buckling-restrained braced frame (BRBF) and special concentrically braced frame (SCBF) were tested separately. The newly developed thin and welded end-slot buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) were adopted for the first two BRBF hybrid tests. The in-plane (IP) buckling braces were installed in the SCBF for the last hybrid test. The BRBF or the SCBF was designed to sustain a design basis earthquake in Los Angeles and ground motion LA03 was used as the input ground motion for these tests. The inter-story drift reached near 3 % and 4 % radians in the BRBF and SCBF hybrid tests, respectively. The maximum base shear also reached more than 2,000 kN in these tests. Test results indicate that both frame systems performed satisfactorily. This chapter presents the seismic performance of the BRBF and SCBF hybrid tests.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPerformance-Based Seismic Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationVision for an Earthquake Resilient Socety
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
Pages237-249
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9789401788748
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Publication series

NameGeotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering
Volume32
ISSN (Print)1573-6059
ISSN (Electronic)1872-4671

Other keywords

  • Buckling-restrained brace
  • Pseudo-dynamic test
  • Seismic performance
  • Special concentrically braced frame

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