
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Seismic behavior of exposed column bases in buckling restrained
braced frames
Yao Cui
Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Shoichi Kishiki
Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka, Japan
Satoshi Yamada
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
ABSTRACT: In Buckling Restrained Braced (BRB) frames, the axial and shear force on the column base is
more critical compared with conventional moment resisting frames. Quasi-static tests of exposed column bases
with BRB were conducted. It was found that ...