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Concentrically braced frames (CBFs) are broadly used as lateral-load resisting systems in buildings throughout the US. In high seismic regions, special concentrically braced frames (SCBFs) where ductility under seismic loading is necessary. Their large elastic stiffness and strength efficiently sustains the seismic demands during smaller, more frequent earthquakes. During large, infrequent earthquakes, SCBFs exhibit highly nonlinear behavior due to brace buckling and yielding and the inelastic behavior induced by secondary deformation of the framing system. These response modes reduce the system demands relative to an elastic system without supplemental damping. In design the re reduced demands are estimated using a response modification coefficient, commonly termed the R factor. The R factor values are important to the seismic performance of a building. Procedures put forth in FEMAP695 developed to R factors through a formalized procedure with the objective of consistent level of collapse potential for all building types. The primary objective of the research was to evaluate the seismic performance of SCBFs. To achieve this goal, an improved model including a proposed gusset plate connection model for SCBFs that permits accurate simulation of inelastic deformations of the brace, gusset plate connections, beams and columns and brace fracture was developed and validated using a large number of experiments. Response history analyses were conducted using the validated model. A series of different story-height SCBF buildings were designed and evaluated. The FEMAP695 method and an alternate procedure were applied to SCBFs and NCBFs. NCBFs are designed without ductile detailing. The evaluation using P695 method shows contrary results to the alternate evaluation procedure and the current knowledge in which short-story SCBF structures are more venerable than taller counterparts and NCBFs are more vulnerable than SCBFs.
Concentrically braced frames (CBFs) have been used in steel construction as seismic-force-resisting systems for many decades and constitute a substantial proportion of existing building infrastructure. Until about 1990, CBFs were designed without the codified capacity-based and other ductile design provisions that ensure safety in today's special CBFs (SCBFs) used in regions with high seismic risk. Thousands of these older and potentially nonductile CBFs (NCBFs) remain in service in the high-seismicity areas of the west coast of the US and other more moderately seismically vulnerable regions. These NCBFs utilize a wide variety of connections, components, and frame configurations with deficiencies expected to lead to significant damage and potential collapse in earthquakes. Seismic retrofit of NCBFs may be necessary to ensure occupant safety and building functionality, but current engineering guidance for determining retrofit need and type is limited. The state of practice evaluates the seismic vulnerability of CBFs using simplistic models for braces, beams, and columns, and the nonlinear behavior of connections is typically not considered; it is clear that the vulnerability depends on more complex component behavior. To develop more comprehensive engineering methods that can accurately estimate the vulnerability of NCBFs and the improved performance of retrofitted NCBFs, integrated experimental and computational research programs were conducted. First, two series of large-scale experiments of existing and retrofitted NCBF subassemblages were performed to investigate brace, connection, and beam deficiencies common to NCBFs. The experiments identified critical deficiencies but also beneficial yielding mechanisms (e.g., bolt-hole elongation, beam yielding in the chevron configuration, etc.) which could be retained in retrofit. Experimentally validated, nonlinear modeling approaches capable of simulating brace fracture, connection fracture, weak frame elements, and post-fracture response of components with secondary yielding mechanisms were then developed to advance numerical simulation capabilities. These models were used to enable system-level response-history analysis for seismic performance evaluation. Specifically, the seismic performance (including collapse) of three- and nine-story buildings were investigated at multiple (5) hazard levels. The models were also used to evaluate retrofit strategies; these results combined with the experimental work were used to develop a cost-effective seismic retrofit methodology based on balancing yielding mechanisms and suppressing severe failure modes.
Self-centering concentrically braced frame (SC-CBF) systems have been developed to increase the drift capacity of braced frame systems prior to damage to reduce post-earthquake damages in braced frames. However, due to special details required by the SC-CBF system, the construction cost of an SC-CBF is expected to be higher than that of a conventional CBF. While recent experimental research has shown better seismic performance of SC-CBF system subjected to design basis earthquakes, superior seismic performance of this system needs to be demonstrated for both structural and nonstructural components in all ground motion levels and more building configurations. Moreover, Stakeholders would be attracted to utilize SC-CBF if higher construction cost of this system can be paid back by lower earthquake induced losses during life time of the building. In this study, the seismic performance and economic effectiveness of SC-CBFs are assessed and compared with CBF system in three building configurations. First, probabilistic demand formulations are developed for engineering demand parameters (inter-story drift, residual drift and peak floor acceleration) using results of nonlinear time history analysis of the buildings under suites of ground motions. Then, Seismic fragility curves, engineering demand (inter-story drift, peak floor acceleration and residual drift) hazard curve and annual probabilities of exceeding damage states are used to evaluate and compare seismic performance of two systems. Finally, expected annual loss and life cycle cost of buildings are evaluated for prototype buildings considering both direct and indirect losses and prevailing uncertainties in all levels of loss analysis. These values are used evaluate economic benefit of using SC-CBF system instead of CBF system and pay-off time (time when the higher construction cost of SC-CBF system is paid back by the lower losses in earthquakes) for building configurations. Additionally, parametric study is performed to find acceptable increase in cost of SC-CBFs comparing to CBFs and impact of economic discount factor, ground motion suite and building occupancies on economic effectiveness of the SC-CBF system in three configurations. Results of this study indicates that, SC-CBF system generally shows better seismic performance due to damages to structural and non-structural drift sensitive components but worse performance due to damages to acceleration sensitive components. Therefore, loss mitigation in structural and non-structural damages are major source of economic benefit in SC-CBFs. SC-CBF system is not feasible for high rise buildings and low seismic active locations. If the cost of SC-CBFs are twice as CBF frames, the higher cost is paid back in a reasonable time during the life time of the buildings. SC-CBFs are more feasible for banks/financial institutions than general office buildings.
Steel concentrically braced frames (CBFs) are a popular method of resisting lateral loads. Current AISC seismic design requirements for special concentrically braced frames (SCBFs) prescribe geometric limits to promote ductile yielding and buckling of the brace and use capacity design to size the adjacent non-yielding components. Newer design methods, in particular the balanced design procedure (BDP), adapt the AISC method to increase the ductility of the SCBF system by adding sequentially yielding mechanisms. However, older CBFs (NCBFs) may not meet the geometric, strength, or detailing requirements of SCBFs. The resulting seismic deficiencies can lead to substandard performance, which is concerning because many of these NCBFs are still in use today. The objective of this study is to determine new retrofit strategies and methodologies to improve the seismic performance of NCBFs. The research includes four tests designed to investigate the performance of retrofitted NCBFs. These results were combined with prior tests conducted at the UW which simulated existing and retrofitted NCBFs. Using all of the data, new evaluation and retrofit methodologies were investigated based on the BDP. The evaluation of NCBFs seeks to: (1) identify seismic deficiencies withing the frame and (2) establish a hierarchy of yielding and failure that relates the deficiencies to the performance of the frame. The retrofit methodology aims to size the new components to promote secondary yield mechanisms (in addition to brace yielding) thereby maximizing the frame drift. Examples of applying the retrofit method to a suite of seismically deficient CBFs are provided.
"Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering necessitates the development of simulation models that can predict the nonlinear behavior of structural components as part of a building subjected to seismic loading. For reliable seismic assessment of buildings, these models need to be calibrated with large sets of experimental data. This thesis advances the state-of-knowledge on the collapse assessment of concentrically braced frames (CBFs) designed in seismic regions. The thesis discusses the development of a database that includes extensive information from more than 300 tests of steel braces that have been conducted worldwide over the past 40 years. Statistical information of various properties of steel braces that can be used for quantification of modeling uncertainties is summarized and implications regarding the expected yield properties of various steel types as part of current design provisions are discussed. The steel brace database is utilized to develop drift-based and dual-parameter fragility curves for different damage states of steel braces. These curves can be used as tools for rapid estimation of earthquake damage towards the next generation of performance-based evaluation methods for new and existing buildings. Through extensive calibrations of an inelastic fiber-based steel brace cyclic model, modeling recommendations for the post-buckling behaviour and fracture of steel braces due to low-cycle fatigue are developed for three different brace shapes. The effectiveness of these recommendations is demonstrated through two case studies including concentrically braced frames (CBFs) subjected to earthquake loading. The emphasis is on the accurate assessment of the collapse capacity of concentrically braced frames with the explicit consideration of strength and stiffness deterioration of various structural components that are part of local story mechanisms that develop in CBFs after the steel braces fracture. The influence of modeling classical damping on the collapse capacity of CBFs is also discussed." --
"In low and moderate seismic regions, low-ductility concentrically braced frames (CBFs) are widely used as the seismic force-resisting system for steel structures. Unlike high-ductility CBFs, the capacity-based design principle and additional seismic detailing are not required for such systems, which are referred to as conventional CBFs (CCBFs) in this study. In CCBFs, the brace-to-gusset connections are inherently weaker than the adjoining gusset plates and braces when loaded in tension. This occurs because both the gusset plates and the braces are most often selected based on their respective compressive buckling resistances, and hence, typically have a much greater resistance in tension. As such, brace connections are critical for the seismic behaviour and collapse prevention performance of CCBFs. However, brace connections have received little research attention because they are usually assumed to remain elastic in most capacity-based designs, and as such, their inelastic behaviour is not fully understood at a fundamental level. This is reflected in the different code provisions: in Canada, the seismic design force must be amplified by 1.5 for brace connections in CCBFs unless these connections are proven to be ductile as per CSA S16-19; in New Zealand, for connections in CCBFs, a structural performance factor of 1.0 is required, compared with 0.9 for structural members, which effectively increases the seismic design force demand on connections as per NZS 3404; no analogous requirements exist for CCBFs in the USA as per ANSI/AISC 341-16 or in Europe as per Eurocode 8.The inelastic behaviour of and the seismic deformation demand on CCBF brace connections were studied through a two-level numerical simulation approach, which is presented in this thesis. The bolted flange plate connection of the I-shape brace, which is a common design choice for CCBFs, was selected as the subject of this study.At the connection level, a high-fidelity finite element (FE) simulation procedure was developed for the bolted flange plate connection and validated against laboratory test results. The force transfer mechanism within the branches of the connection was characterized. Subsequently, a parametric study based on the validated numerical simulation procedure was carried out. Three key design parameters, namely, the gusset plate thickness, the flange lap plate thickness, and the web lap plate thickness, were varied to study their effects on both the compressive and tensile behaviour of the brace and the connection assembly. Various deformation mechanisms and failure modes were revealed under both compression and tension. Design recommendations are proposed with regards to attaining better deformation capacity.Based on the knowledge gained from the high-fidelity numerical simulations, a computationally efficient component-based modeling method was developed for the bolted brace connection. The connection was discretized into individual components, and modeled by means of organized springs, which each simulate the behaviour of a component. After validation against experimental test results, the component-based connection model was incorporated into a system-level numerical model for a series of prototype CCBFs. Through nonlinear static and dynamic structural analyses, the seismic behaviour and collapse prevention performance of CCBFs were studied. When loaded in tension, the brace connections deformed much more than the brace, and amplifying the design force by 1.5 was effective in reducing the seismic deformation demand on brace connections. In some cases, a secondary seismic force-resisting mechanism developed and prevented the system from collapse after the primary seismic force-resisting mechanism had failed"--