Out-of-plane stability assessment of buckling-restrained braces including connections with chevron configuration

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One of the key limit states of buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) is global flexural buckling including the effects of the connections. The authors have previously proposed a unified explicit equation set for controlling the out-of-plane stability of BRBs based on bending-moment transfer capacity at the restrainer ends. The proposed equation set is capable of estimating BRB stability for various connection stiffnesses, including initial out-of-plane drift effects. However, it is only valid for symmetrical end conditions, limiting application to the single diagonal configuration. In the chevron configuration, the out-of-plane stiffness in the two ends differs because of the rotation of the attached beam. In this study, the equation set is extended to BRBs with asymmetric end conditions, such as the chevron configuration. Cyclic loading tests of the chevron configuration with initial out-of-plane drifts are conducted, and the results are compared with the proposed equation set, which is formulated as a function of the normalized stiffness of the attached beam. © 2016 The Authors. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. © 2016 The Authors. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Takeuchi, T., Matsui, R., & Mihara, S. (2016). Out-of-plane stability assessment of buckling-restrained braces including connections with chevron configuration. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 45(12), 1895–1917. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.2724

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