TY - JOUR
T1 - Large-Scale Experimental Validation of Optimized Cast Steel Replaceable Modular Yielding Links for Eccentrically Braced Frames
AU - Mortazavi, Pedram
AU - Lee, Eden
AU - Binder, Justin
AU - Kwon, Oh Sung
AU - Christopoulos, Constantin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers.
PY - 2023/7/1
Y1 - 2023/7/1
N2 - Steel eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) combine the advantages of both moment-resisting frames and concentrically braced frames and provide an attractive seismic design solution. Shear-critical replaceable links were developed about a decade ago to improve the performance, design process, construction, and postearthquake repair process in EBFs. However, replaceable shear links are still susceptible to the commonly observed limit states in EBF links such as web fracture close to web stiffeners, local buckling, and lateral torsional buckling. This paper presents the experimental validation of a new generation of optimized cast steel replaceable yielding links for use in EBFs, which address the shortcomings of conventional and fabricated replaceable links. The performance of the proposed cast steel links is investigated through nine large-scale component-level and system-level experiments, covering a range of link sizes and loading conditions, while also studying the impact of other phenomena influencing the response such as the presence of axial load, the level of axial restraint in the links and the presence of a concrete slab. The tested series of cast links demonstrated enhanced ductility levels and low-cycle fatigue life when compared to fabricated links, achieving up to 0.21 radians of link rotation under the AISC protocol used for the qualification of EBF links.
AB - Steel eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) combine the advantages of both moment-resisting frames and concentrically braced frames and provide an attractive seismic design solution. Shear-critical replaceable links were developed about a decade ago to improve the performance, design process, construction, and postearthquake repair process in EBFs. However, replaceable shear links are still susceptible to the commonly observed limit states in EBF links such as web fracture close to web stiffeners, local buckling, and lateral torsional buckling. This paper presents the experimental validation of a new generation of optimized cast steel replaceable yielding links for use in EBFs, which address the shortcomings of conventional and fabricated replaceable links. The performance of the proposed cast steel links is investigated through nine large-scale component-level and system-level experiments, covering a range of link sizes and loading conditions, while also studying the impact of other phenomena influencing the response such as the presence of axial load, the level of axial restraint in the links and the presence of a concrete slab. The tested series of cast links demonstrated enhanced ductility levels and low-cycle fatigue life when compared to fabricated links, achieving up to 0.21 radians of link rotation under the AISC protocol used for the qualification of EBF links.
KW - Eccentrically braced frames (EBFs)
KW - Energy dissipative links
KW - Hysteretic dampers
KW - Modular connections
KW - Replaceable links
KW - Seismic design
KW - Steel castings
KW - Steel structures
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U2 - 10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-11633
DO - 10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-11633
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85154032609
SN - 0733-9445
VL - 149
JO - Journal of Structural Engineering (United States)
JF - Journal of Structural Engineering (United States)
IS - 7
M1 - 04023071
ER -