抄録
The demands of building owners have changed in recent years: they now wish to be able to continue using buildings with small repair cost even after a severe earthquake. A building system with dampers is one structural type which meets these performance requirements, for which the dampers need good performance and applicability. The RC brace damper using the de-bonded axial rebars is one of the solutions. The tested results for the RC brace dampers showed good performances as damping members. A Frame test showed excellent performance for the building system.
