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Thermal behavior of cylindrical buckling restrained braces at elevated temperatures

Talebi, Elnaz and Mahmood, Md. Tahir and Zahmatkesh, Farshad and Yasreen, Airil and Mirza, Jahangir (2014) Thermal behavior of cylindrical buckling restrained braces at elevated temperatures. Scientific World Journal, 2014 . ISSN 1537-744X

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/672629

Abstract

The primary focus of this investigation was to analyze sequentially coupled nonlinear thermal stress, using a three-dimensional model. It was meant to shed light on the behavior of Buckling Restraint Brace (BRB) elements with circular cross section, at elevated temperature. Such bracing systems were comprised of a cylindrical steel core encased in a strong concrete-filled steel hollow casing. A debonding agent was rubbed on the core's surface to avoid shear stress transition to the restraining system. The numerical model was verified by the analytical solutions developed by the other researchers. Performance of BRB system under seismic loading at ambient temperature has been well documented. However, its performance in case of fire has yet to be explored. This study showed that the failure of brace may be attributed to material strength reduction and high compressive forces, both due to temperature rise. Furthermore, limiting temperatures in the linear behavior of steel casing and concrete in BRB element for both numerical and analytical simulations were about 196°C and 225°C, respectively. Finally it is concluded that the performance of BRB at elevated temperatures was the same as that seen at room temperature; that is, the steel core yields prior to the restraining system.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:concrete, steel
Subjects:T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:Civil Engineering
ID Code:63048
Deposited By: Siti Nor Hashidah Zakaria
Deposited On:06 Jul 2017 05:56
Last Modified:06 Jul 2017 05:56

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