APPLICATION OF “TWICE-TURNED BRACES” NOT YIELDING AT AN INTER-STORY DRIFT ANGLE OF LESS THAN 1/200 RAD.

Abstract

The authors developed a “twice-turned brace” that would not yield at an inter-story drift angle of less than 1/200 rad. Using twice-turned braces enables the arrangement of fewer braces and one-sided arrangement of braces. A rational brace structure is thus realized.
This paper outlines the twice-turned brace. Also, described an example of application of actual building using twice-turned braces. Furthermore, described the structure experiment of twice-turned braces using an actual building.