Effect of Buckling Restrained Braces Locations on Seismic Responses of High-Rise RC Core Wall Buildings

Conventionally, a flexural plastic hinge is designed and detailed at the core wall base and coupling beams ends to control the seismic responses. This strategy is based on allowing the damage to be concentrated on main structural components. To avoid such damage, an alternative strategy using energy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Munir Ahmed, Shahzadi Tayyaba, Muhammad Waseem Ashraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6808137