ANALYSIS OF CONCENTRIC Y BRACED FRAMES

INTRODUCTION TESTS AND RESULTS-SUMMARY

 The y-braced frame, with double gusset plates, can carry
Bracing is a system utilized to reiforce building structures  In buildings equipped with off-center bracing, story almost 60% more weight than y-braced frames with sin-
in which diagonal supports intersect. Cross bracing can drifts at lowest level are considerably higher than their X- gle gusset plates.
increase a building’s capability to withstand seismic activi- braced counterparts while upper story drifts, accelera-
tions and base shears are considerably lower.  Specimen with double gusset plates showed almost twice
ty. Bracing is important in earthquake resistant buildings energy dissipation and damping compared to speci-
 Effective damping of off-center bracings are typically
because it helps keep a structure standing. Y-shaped about half of their X-braced counterparts and their ef- men with single gusset plate. The reason is formation of
bracing systems are used because it makes spaces for fective free vibration period is about two times higher. large plastic regions in buckled and yielded braces.
windows and doors when compared to other types of  Off-center bracing systems, when property proportioned, can
be effectively used as an earthquake mitigating system.
bracings.
 Columns resist near 25% of the total seismic shear force that a
 Buckling of Y-bracing systems involving out-of-plane displace- reduced inelastic behavior is demanded in the upper sto-
ment that is of interest, and so in-plane buckling is excluded ries, remaining elastic. On the other hand, for the models where
from possible failure mode analysis. columns resist near 75% of the total seismic shear force.
 A better distribution of the inelastic behavior along the height is
 The out-of-plane shear of member in the mid-span joint observed, which is desirable in order to obtain a more uniform
can be obtained as follows: distribution of the energy dissipation and, in fact, dissipate more
energy.
 Nonlinear static analysis (pushover analyses) of representative
perimeter frames models for the designed 4 to 16 story build-
ings were carried out using Drain-2DX program.

Y– shaped bracing system Y-braced frame, with double gusset plates

 The buckling load, Hysteretic energy absorption and
 Conventional CBF systems are also very popular in low-to-
Y– SHAPED BRACING- Design damping of bracing increases by moving the conver- moderate seismic regions, there is not a clear distinction for their
The geometrical parameters of this brace can be deter- gence point towards the center of bay, while the sto- detailing requirements between high-seismic and moderate-
ry drift at buckling decreases by this geometrical change. seismic design.
mined as follows,  In moderate seismic regions, seismic performance of concentri-
 By reinforcing the bracing members and increasing the cally braced frames can be improved designing them accounting
radius of gyration of brace sections, the hysteretic for the frame reserve capacity and Non-dissipative bracing
energy absorption and damping of bracing has been connections may provide a significant amount of ductility.

 The analysis confirmed that the cyclic behaviour of the Y-

HSS-EBFs showed good performance for plastic deformation.
The force–displacement hysteretic curves of the Y-HSS-EBFs
exhibited good plastic deformation behavior.
 Plastic deformation is mainly due to the shear deformation of the
link web and bending deflection of the link flange at the link-to-
beam connection in the first storey.
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