Inventors:
Andrew Hinchman - Salt Lake City UT, US
International Classification:
E04B 1/00
US Classification:
527411, 521671, 521672, 521673, 521678, 52638
Abstract:
Disclosed is a buckling restrained brace which is a core plate inside a tube, with the plate prevented from buckling by being surrounded by the tube. The core plate is provided with a layer of discrete springs adjacent the core plate, with the interior of the tube otherwise filled with cement. The layer of discrete springs may be cardboard of other material. The layer of discrete springs defines a space between the core plate and the concrete, to allow for expansion of the core plate under compression from the ends.