Seismic design of buckling-restrained braced frames based on a modified energy-balance concept

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 1251-1260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunhoon Choi ◽  
Jinkoo Kim ◽  
Lan Chung
Keyword(s):  
Energy Balance ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Time History ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Braced Frames ◽  
Plastic Energy ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braces ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braced Frames

The conventional energy-based seismic design procedure based on the energy-balance concept was revised for performance-based design of buckling-restrained braced frames. The errors associated with the energy-balance concept were identified and were corrected by implementing proper correction factors. The design process began with the computation of the input energy from a response spectrum. Then the plastic energy computed based on the modified energy-balance concept was distributed to each story and the cross-sectional area of each brace was computed in such a way that all the plastic energy was dissipated by the brace. The proposed procedure was applied to the design of three-, six-, and eight-story steel frames with buckling-restrained braces for three different performance targets. According to the time-history analysis results, the mean values of the top story displacements of the model structures, designed in accordance with the proposed procedure, corresponded well with the given target displacements. Key words: energy-balance concept, buckling-restrained braces, hysteretic energy, performance-based seismic design.

scholarly journals On the European Norms of Design of Buckling Restrained Braced Frames

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 513-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ádám Zsarnóczay ◽  
Tamás Balogh ◽  
László Gergely Vigh
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Structural Reliability ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Eurocode 8 ◽  
Braced Frames ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braces ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braced Frames ◽  
Ground Motion Records

The application of buckling restrained braced frames is hindered in Europe by the absence of a standardized design procedure in Eurocode 8, the European seismic design standard. The presented research aims to develop a robust design procedure for buckling restrained braced frames. A design procedure is proposed by the authors. Its performance has been evaluated for buckling restrained braced frames with two-bay X-brace type brace configurations using a state-of-the-art methodology based on the recommendations in the FEMA P695 document. A special numerical material model was developed within the scope of this research to represent the behavior of buckling restrained braces more appropriately in a numerical environment. A total of 24 archetype designs were prepared and their nonlinear dynamic response was calculated using real ground motion records in incremental dynamic analyses. Evaluation of archetype collapse probabilities confirms that the proposed design procedure can utilize the advantageous behavior of buckling restrained braces. Resulting reliability indices suggest a need for additional regulations in the Eurocodes that introduce reasonable structural reliability index limits for seismic design.

Application of Buckling-Restrained Braces in the Seismic Design of a Thermal Power Plant in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 763 ◽  
pp. 1017-1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Aguaguiña ◽  
Ying Zhou ◽  
Shun Ming Gong ◽  
Zhi Qing Fang
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Thermal Power Plant ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Time History ◽  
Dissipated Energy ◽  
Braced Frames ◽  
Concentrically Braced Frames ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braces

This paper presents the use of buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) in the design of the main building of a thermal power plant as an alternative for the construction of such kind of large industrial facilities. The project is located in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, a region of high seismic demand (Intensity 8) in China. The main lateral force resisting system used for the structure of this project is composed of a combination of conventional concentrically braced frames (CBFs) and buckling-restrained braced frames (BRBFs). The paper explores the seismic design and performance assessment of this industrial steel building according to the provisions of the Chinese code. Response spectrum analysis and time-history analysis were conducted under two levels of seismic hazard: minor earthquake (63.2%/50 years) and major earthquake (2%/50 years). Results indicate that BRBs effectively helped to control lateral deformation and dissipated energy in stable manner, making the structure composed of CBFs and BRBFs to show the seismic performance as intended by the code.

Drift-based seismic design procedure for Buckling Restrained Braced Frames

Structures ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 62-74
Author(s):  
Seyed Amin Mousavi ◽  
Seyed Mehdi Zahrai ◽  
Ali Akhlagh Pasand
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Braced Frames ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braced Frames

Direct Displacement Procedure for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Mid-Rise Wood-Framed Structures

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 583-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Chiang Pang ◽  
David V. Rosowsky
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time History Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Framed Structures ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Performance Based Seismic Design ◽  
Nonlinear Time History

This paper presents a direct displacement design (DDD) procedure that can be used for seismic design of multistory wood-framed structures. The proposed procedure is applicable to any pure shear deforming system. The design procedure is a promising design tool for performance-based seismic design since it allows consideration of multiple performance objectives (e.g., damage limitation, safety requirements) without requiring the engineer to perform a complex finite element or nonlinear time-history analysis of the complete structure. A simple procedure based on normalized modal analysis is used to convert the code-specified acceleration response spectrum into a set of interstory drift spectra. These spectra can be used to determine the minimum stiffness required for each floor based on the drift limit requirements. Specific shear walls can then be directly selected from a database of backbone curves. The procedure is illustrated on the design of two three-story ATC-63 archetype buildings, and the results are validated using nonlinear time-history analysis.

scholarly journals Improvement of the Performance-Based Seismic Design Method of Cable Supported Bridges with the Resilient-Friction Base Isolation Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heungbae Gil ◽  
Kyoungbong Han ◽  
Junho Gong ◽  
Dooyong Cho
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Time History ◽  
Modal Shape ◽  
Ground Acceleration ◽  
Performance Based Seismic Design ◽  
Seismic Design Method ◽  
Shape Analyses

In areas of civil engineering, the resilient friction base isolator (R-FBI) system has been used due to its enhanced isolation performance under seismic excitations. However, because nonlinear behavior of the R-FBI should be reflected in seismic design, effective stiffness (Keff) of the R-FBI is uniformly applied at both peak ground acceleration (PGA) of 0.08 g and 0.154 g which use a multimodal response spectrum (RS) method analysis. For rational seismic design of bridges, it should be required to evaluate the dynamics of the R-FBI from in-field tests and to improve the seismic design procedure based on the performance level of the bridges. The objective of this study is to evaluate the dynamics of the R-FBI and to suggest the performance-based seismic design method for cable-supported bridges with the R-FBI. From the comparison between the experiments’ results and modal shape analyses, the modal shape analyses using primary (Ku) or infinite stiffness (fixed end) showed a great agreement with the experimental results compared to the application of Keff in the shape analysis. Additionally, the RS or nonlinear time history method analyses by the PGA levels should be applied by reflecting the dynamic characteristics of the R-FBI for the reasonable and efficient seismic design.

RIGID-PLASTIC SEISMIC DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SHEAR WALL

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (31n32) ◽  
pp. 5740-5746
Author(s):  
CHANG LIN FAN ◽  
SHAN YUAN ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Linear Time ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Plastic Hinge ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Time History ◽  
Shear Wall ◽  
Wall Structure ◽  
Collapse Mechanism ◽  
Rigid Plastic

Basing the displacement-capacity design method and capacity spectrum method, a new rigid-plastic seismic design procedure is proposed to describe the behavior of shear wall structure under strong earthquakes. Firstly the concept of rigid-plastic hinge is used to choose a collapse mechanism of shear wall, then according to the dynamic performance criterion the yield load of structure is determined through rigid-plastic response spectrum. This procedure is used in 11-story reinforced structure shear wall design, the results of comparison with refined Non-Linear Time-History Analysis showing good agreement.

Seismic design and analysis of precast concrete buckling-restrained braced frames

PCI Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane Oh ◽  
Yahya Kurama ◽  
Jon Mohle ◽  
Brandt Saxey
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Braced Frames ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braced Frames

Post-Yielding Behavior of Hinge-Supported Wall with Buckling-Restrained Braces in Base

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 1940003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Yang ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Yulong Feng
Keyword(s):  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Time History ◽  
Shear Wall ◽  
Seismic Intensity ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Wall Structure ◽  
Superposition Method ◽  
Structural Wall ◽  
Design Response Spectrum ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braces

A novel structural wall with hinge support and buckling restrained braces (BRBs) set in the base (HWBB) is studied. HWBB can be applied to precast manufacturing due to its considerable ductility and the separate loading mechanism in HWBB–frame structure. In elastic stage, BRBs play a brace role to make the hinged wall resist horizontal forces like a shear wall. BRBs dissipate seismic energy through plastic and hysteresis effects after yielding and the damage is only concentrated in BRBs. The performance of an HWBB is equivalent to a shear wall structure with excellent ductility and stable energy dissipation capacity. Numerical analysis indicates that the hinged wall body in the HWBB well controls the deformation mode of the structure, avoiding the concentration of story drifts, thereby protecting the remaining parts of the structure. It is revealed that the moments of the wall body will generate significant increments after BRBs yielding, and the Seismic Intensity Superposition Method is proposed to calculate the moments. In this method, nonlinear response of an HWBB can be regarded as the sum of the responses of two elastic corresponding structures excited with two parts of the seismic intensity, respectively. Modes and moments equations of the hinged wall with uniform distribution of stiffness and mass are derived, and calculation results coincide with that of the nonlinear time history analysis (NHA). For a more general case, the white noise scan method is proposed to solve the structure’s natural characteristics and to further calculate the response. Finally, the post-yielding moment calculation method and the process based on design response spectrum are proposed. It is proved that the moments from proposed Seismic Intensity Superposition Method can envelop most of the moments from NHA, and it is a good estimate of the response of HWBB in nonlinear stage.

scholarly journals An Artificial Seismic Wave Suitable for Suspended Converter Valve in the UHVDC Transmission Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 02039
Author(s):  
Jin Xiao ◽  
Mingduo Huang ◽  
Qiguo Sun
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Seismic Wave ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Time History ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Series Method ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Standard Response ◽  
The Finite Element Model

The finite element model of suspended converter valve in an UHVDC transmission project with characteristics of flexible is constructed, and its vibration characteristics are simulated and analyzed firstly. The results show that this kind of suspended converter valve has obvious long-period character. Secondly, the long period phase of standard response spectrum in Code for Seismic Design of Buildings (GB50011-2010) is modified, and then the artificial seismic wave is synthesized employing the triangular series method. The result shows that this artificial seismic wave has long-period character. Finally, the time-history seismic dynamic simulation of the converter valve is done, and the seismic responses of the converter valve excited by three kinds of seismic wave with different period characters are compared and analyzed. The results show that the swing and stress of the suspended converter valve are larger under the long-period seismic wave synthesized in this paper. The quasi-resonance damage caused by long-period seismic wave should be concerned specially in the actual UHVDC transmission project.

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