Research Article
A New Buckling-Restrained Brace with a Variable Cross-Section Core
Table 3
Main experimental results of the specimens.
| | Series | Specimen | Tension | Compression | Fc,u/Ft,u | | Ft,u (kN) | δt,u (mm) | Circles | Fc,u (kN) | δc,u (mm) | Circles |
| | S-I | BRB-VCC-1 | 51.78 | 1.70 | 51 | 52.27 | 1.50 | 45 | 1.01 | | BRB-VCC-2 | 55.65 | 2.21 | 33 | 61.19 | 1.80 | 27 | 1.10 | | BRB-VCC-3 | 54.87 | 2.41 | 24 | 58.63 | 2.10 | 21 | 1.07 |
| | S-II | BRB-VCC-4 | 35.33 | 1.20 | 36 | 35.95 | 1.20 | 34 | 1.02 | | BRB-VCC-5 | 37.02 | 2.00 | 30 | 38.75 | 2.01 | 29 | 1.05 | | BRB-VCC-6 | 41.35 | 2.11 | 22 | 51.68 | 2.10 | 20 | 1.25 |
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