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Brace assembly
A brace assembly (5) for interconnecting first and second structural members (2, 3) in a building structure (1) is disclosed. The brace assembly comprises a brace member (6) having first and second ends (7, 8). A damping element (13) is coupled to the second end of the brace member for linking the brace member to the second structural member. The first end of the brace member has a first joint portion (14) for cooperating with a second joint portion (15) on the first structural member via a yielding fuse member (11) having at least one weak section (12; Figure 6). The yielding fuse member is removably insertable into the first and second joint portions to form a joint. The joint is configured to provide a space (17) around each weak section so as to permit plastic deformation of the fuse member. The fuse member may be a pin and the first and second joint portions may be interdigitating flange and gusset plates. The assembly can be serviced by replacing the fuse member only.
Brace assembly
A brace assembly (5) for interconnecting first and second structural members (2, 3) in a building structure (1) is disclosed. The brace assembly comprises a brace member (6) having first and second ends (7, 8). A damping element (13) is coupled to the second end of the brace member for linking the brace member to the second structural member. The first end of the brace member has a first joint portion (14) for cooperating with a second joint portion (15) on the first structural member via a yielding fuse member (11) having at least one weak section (12; Figure 6). The yielding fuse member is removably insertable into the first and second joint portions to form a joint. The joint is configured to provide a space (17) around each weak section so as to permit plastic deformation of the fuse member. The fuse member may be a pin and the first and second joint portions may be interdigitating flange and gusset plates. The assembly can be serviced by replacing the fuse member only.
Brace assembly
THEODORE KARAVASILIS (author) / ANGELOS TZIMAS (author)
2016-12-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English