Seismic Behavior of the Removable Links in Eccentrically Braced Frames with Semirigid Connections

<table class="table-group" id="tab8"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Specimens</td><td class="align_center">Observed mechanism of failure</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PDKB-1</td><td class="align_center">Fracture at the web of link, severe flange local buckling</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PDKB-2</td><td class="align_center">End plate fracture at the toe of weld between end plate and link flange</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PDKB-3</td><td class="align_center">Fracture at the web of link, severe flange local buckling</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PDKW-2</td><td class="align_center">Link shear failure</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Mechanism of failure of different specimens.</div>

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Table 8: Seismic Behavior of the Removable Links in Eccentrically Braced Frames with Semirigid Connections 