Design and seismic response of modified suspended zipper braced frames

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Design and seismic response of modified suspended zipper braced frames

Haifeng Yu ⁎, Yaran Guo, Yan Zhang, Xin Wang
Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China

 

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In a conventional suspended zipper braced frame (SZBF), the required strength of zipper columns and top story
braces increases rapidly with the number of stories, resulting in unacceptable cross sections for these members.
To overcome these drawbacks, a new modified suspended zipper braced frame (RZBF) is proposed in this paper.
Compared with SZBF, the two central ideas of RZBF are that the unbalanced vertical forces at each story do not
reach the maximum values simultaneously, and that the braced beams can transfer part of the unbalanced vertical
forces during earthquakes. In order to understand better the seismic performance and design advantages of
RZBF, nonlinear time history analyses were conducted on 3, 6, 10, 15, and 18-story RZBF and SZBF models. Comparison
of the results obtained demonstrates the efficiency and viability of RZBF. Moreover, it is shown that the
RZBF saves more steel material as the number of stories increases.
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Keywords:
Braced frame
Seismic design
Zipper column
Nonlinear time history analysis
Seismic performance

 

 

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