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- Title
- Study of Seismically Resistant Eccentrically Braced Steel Frame Systems.
- File
- PB87124178.pdf
- Author(s)
- Kasai, K.; Popov, E. P.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 1986, 303 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- UCB/EERC-86/01
- Abstract
- EBFs employ the braces with deliberately large eccentricities with respect to the beam-column joint. The eccentricity is introduced to provide a ductile fuse which will prevent hazardous brace buckling at extreme loads. The axial forces in the braces are transmitted to the columns through bending and shear action by a portion of the beam called the 'active link'. The active link provides a superior energy dissipation capability through its inelastic action. The EBF must, then, be designed so that plastic action of the active link occurs on overloading of the structure.
- Keywords
- ; Steel construction; Loading (Structures); Construction joints; Bracing; Beam columns; Eccentricity; Shear properties; Buildings; Seismology; Hazards; Mechanical properties; Earthquakes