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Report - PEER - University of California, Berkeley

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Figure 16. Comparison <strong>of</strong> dissipated energy in tests.7. KEY EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONSAs noted previously, since the scheduled PDT and cyclic tests in Phase-1 study werecompleted with failures only in bracing components including the BRBs, UBs and thegusset plates, it was decided that Phase-2 tests be conducted after repairing thedamaged components. Phase-2 tests not only allowed to make the best use <strong>of</strong> the 3-story, 3-bay frame but also aimed to investigate the performance <strong>of</strong> the stiffenedgussets plates and the new BRBs. Before the Phase-2 tests, the laterally buckledgusset under the 3 rd floor beam had been removed before installing a new one. Inaddition, stiffeners were welded at the free edges <strong>of</strong> the heat straightened gusset at allthe brace to column joints (Fig. 17). Six new BRBs, two all metal double coredconstruction for the 1 st story and four concrete filled double cored for the 2 nd and 3 rdstories (Fig.18) have been installed. Analytical predictions and actual experimentalresults were also broadcasted during the all the Phase-2 tests.Figure 17. Buckling <strong>of</strong> the gussetat the brace to column joint afterPhase-1 tests.Figure 18. Added stiffeners at the free edges<strong>of</strong> the gusset at the brace to column jointbefore Phase-2 tests.255

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