Evaluating the Effectiveness of a New Self-Centering Damper on a Knee Braced Frame

Table 2

Dimensional and mechanical properties of the knee element and SMA wires.

	Knee dimensions (mm)	Knee stiffness (N/mm)	SMA (mm)	SMA stiffness (N/mm)	Knee stiffness + SMA stiffness (N/mm)
KBF1	60  60  4.5	64850			64850
KBF2	55  55  4	44401	30 D1.8	20347	64748
KBF3	55  55  3.5	38851	39 D1.8	26451	65302
KBF4	52  52  3.5	32834	48 D1.8	32556	65390
KBF5	50  50  3	25019	59 D1.8	40016	65036
KBF6	50  50  2.5	20850	65 D1.8	44086	64935