TY - GEN
T1 - Seismic design of multi-story buildings with metallic structural fuses
AU - Vargas, R.
AU - Bruneau, M.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Seismic design relies on inelastic deformations through hysteretic behavior. However, this translates into damage on structural elements, permanent system deformations following an earthquake, and possibly high cost for repairs. An alternative design approach is to concentrate damage on disposable and easy to repair structural elements (i.e., "structural fuses"), while the main structure is designed to remain elastic or with minor inelastic deformations. A systematic procedure is proposed in this paper to design buildings with metallic structural fuses. The proposed procedure has been illustrated as examples of application using Buckling-restrained braces working as metallic structural fuses.
AB - Seismic design relies on inelastic deformations through hysteretic behavior. However, this translates into damage on structural elements, permanent system deformations following an earthquake, and possibly high cost for repairs. An alternative design approach is to concentrate damage on disposable and easy to repair structural elements (i.e., "structural fuses"), while the main structure is designed to remain elastic or with minor inelastic deformations. A systematic procedure is proposed in this paper to design buildings with metallic structural fuses. The proposed procedure has been illustrated as examples of application using Buckling-restrained braces working as metallic structural fuses.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84865851487
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84865851487
SN - 9781615670444
T3 - 8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006
SP - 6658
EP - 6667
BT - 8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006
T2 - 8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006
Y2 - 18 April 2006 through 22 April 2006
ER -