The buckling restrained braced frame system was introduced to the U.S. construction market in 1999 as a solution for meeting hardened building codes following the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Since ...

Keywords: Energy dissipation. Concentrically Braced Frames (CBF). Hysteretic energy. Seismic response. Seismic performance. Abstract: This report reviews research on experimental data on the behavior ...

Cold formed steel studs (CFSS), typically used in nonstructural partition walls, were studied to determine if they could be used to laterally restrain braces against buckling and thus enhance their ...