Cumulative Ductility and Hysteretic Behavior of Small Buckling-Restrained Braces

Table 1

Dimensions of SBRBs from the design.

Specimen; ()	Width of core; (mm); ()	Thickness of core; (mm); ()	Width of tube; (mm); ()	Thickness of tube; (mm); ()	Length of core; (mm); ()	Criteria based on compact section Figure 3; ()	Criteria based on (2); ()
SBRB-1; 50 × 8	49.0	7.9	48.5	3.3	709	6.2 < 7.5 and 14.7 < 17.5	0.024 > 0.008
SBRB-2; 40 × 8	39.4	7.9	40.5	2.7	707	5.0 < 7.5 and 15 < 17.5	0.016 > 0.005
SBRB-3; 40 × 8	37.7	7.9	38.8	2.7	707	4.8 < 7.5 and 14.4 < 17.5	0.010 > 0.005
SBRB-4; 50 × 8	47.8	7.9	46.5	3.3	709	6.1 < 7.5 and 14.1 < 17.5	0.022 > 0.006