1. Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois, USA 2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,Urbana, Illinois, USA
Abstract:
Buckling-restrained braces(BRBs)have recently become popular in the United States for use as primary members of seismic lateral-force-resisting systems.A BRB is a steel brace that does not buckle in compression but instead yields in both tension and compression.Although design guidelines for BRB applications have been developed,systematic procedures for assessing performance and quantifying reliability are still needed.This paper presents an analytical framework for assessing buckling-restrained braced fram...