STEEL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
Online ISSN : 1884-0329
Print ISSN : 1880-9928
ISSN-L : 1880-9928
Design and Experimental Verification on the Performance of the Buckling-Restrained Knee Brace
Yasuki BYAKUNOYuji KOETAKAKazuo INOUEShigehiro MOROOKA
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2005 Volume 12 Issue 45 Pages 233-241

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Structural performance of beam-to-column connections constructed by mechanical joint with hysteretic dampers has been presented. Wide flange columns and beams are connected by means of double angle and high strength bolts, and buckling restrained braces, referred to as knee brace dampers, are implemented to improve lateral stiffness of the frame as well as to dissipate seismic input energy. The lateral bracing requirements to prevent knee brace dampers from both the buckling and local failure are derived, and are verified by the tests.

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