Cyclic behavior and failure mechanism of self‐centering energy dissipation braces with pre‐pressed combination disc springs

• Published in: Earthquake engineering & structural dynamics Vol. 46; no. 7; pp. 1065 - 1080
• Main Authors: Xu, Long‐He, Fan, Xiao‐Wei, Li, Zhong‐Xian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Bearing capacity; combination disc spring; Cyclic loading; Cyclic loads; Deformation; Destructive testing; Elastic deformation; Elastic limit; Energy dissipation; Energy exchange; Failure mechanisms; Fatigue tests; Hysteresis; hysteretic behavior; low cyclic reversed loading test; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Mechanical properties; Mechanics; self‐centering brace; Springs (elastic); Stiffness

Summary A new type of bracing system composed of friction energy dissipation devices for energy dissipation, pre‐pressed combination disc springs for self‐centering and tube members as guiding elements is developed and experimentally studied in this paper. The mechanics of this system are explained,...