Resources - Design Aids

Fatigue Journal Paper

Research Paper

This article presents our award-winning methodology for the prediction of the fatigue life of CoreBrace BRBs. These results are specific to CoreBrace BRBs. This article was awarded the 2022 Best Paper for the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering.
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Bolted Brace Design Guide

Design Aid

A quick reference for the engineer of record, these tables provide approximate stiffness modification factors (KFs) and casing sizes for typical Bolted BRB sizes in representative frame geometries. Values for single diagonal as well as chevron brace configurations are included in these tables.
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Pinned Brace Design Guide

Design Aid

A quick reference for the engineer of record, these tables provide approximate stiffness modification factors (KFs) and casing sizes for typical Pinned BRB sizes in representative frame geometries. Values for single diagonal as well as chevron brace configurations are included in these tables.
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Welded Brace Design Guide

Design Aid

A quick reference for the engineer of record, these tables provide approximate stiffness modification factors (KFs) and casing sizes for typical Welded BRB sizes in representative frame geometries. Values for single diagonal as well as chevron brace configurations are included in these tables.
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AISC 360

Steel Construction Manual

16th Edition of the Steel Construction Manual. Free downloads of AISC 360-22 (Steel Spec), 2020 RCSC (Bolt Spec), and AISC 303-22 (Code of Standard Practice) are also available at this link.
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AISC 341

Seismic Provisions

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AISC Seismic Resources

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NEHRP

Seismic Tech Brief 11 (BRBs)

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