Research Article
Performance of the Cold-Bending Channel-Angle Buckling-Restrained Brace under Cyclic Loading
Table 2
Axial displacement loading protocols of the specimens.
| Specimen | Loading sequence | Axial strain (%) | Axial displacement (mm) | Bracing length ratio | Cycle number |
| BRB-1, BRB-2 | 1 | ±0.5 | ±4 | 1/300 | 2 | 2 | ±1.0 | ±8 | 1/150 | 2 | 3 | ±1.5 | ±12 | 1/100 | 2 | 4 | ±2.0 | ±16 | 1/75 | 5 |
| BRB-3 | 1 | ±0.5 | ±4 | 1/300 | 3 | 2 | ±0.75 | ±6 | 1/200 | 3 | 3 | ±1.0 | ±8 | 1/150 | 3 | 4 | ±1.5 | ±12 | 1/100 | 3 |
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