Research Article
Experimental Investigation on the Behavior of Bracing Damper Systems by Utilizing Metallic Yielding and Recentering Material Devices
Table 1
Bracing model cases for the experimental tests.
| | Test name | SS400 (1 mm) | SMA (3 mm) | Loading speed | Loading curve | Temperature | | Left | Right | Left | Right | mm/sec | mm/min | °C | R (%) |
| | SMA-BR-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.033 | 1.98 | Triangular wave | 25.9 | 49.5 | | SMA-BR-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.033 | 1.98 | Triangular wave | | SMA-BR-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.033 | 1.98 | Triangular wave | 26.0 | 28.0 | | SMA-BR-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.033 | 1.98 | Triangular wave |
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