Seismic bracing yield fuse
AssigneeMasek, Mcmullin and Larsen, LLC
InventorsJohn P. Masek, Paul W. McMullin, Blake C. Larsen
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Abstract
A seismic bracing yield fuse includes at least one housing member, and a fuse member housed within or mounted externally to the at least one housing member. The fuse member is configured to undergo ductile yielding in a length dimension upon application of a tensile force along the length dimension of the fuse member, and the at least one housing member is configured to accommodate a change in length of the fuse member resulting from the ductile yielding.
Claims15
A method of assembling a seismic bracing yield fuse, the method comprising:
- providing a housing assembly and a fuse member, the fuse member being configured to undergo ductile yielding in a length dimension upon application of a tensile force along the length dimension of the fuse member, the housing assembly comprising at least one housing member configured to accommodate a change in length of the fuse member resulting from the ductile yielding, and the at least one housing member being configured to not transfer tensile forces to the fuse member, wherein the fuse member has a dog bone shape;
- mounting the fuse member internal to the housing assembly;
- and
- providing connection features to secure opposing ends of the housing assembly to a connection assembly for application of the tensile force.
A method of assembling a seismic bracing yield fuse, the method comprising:
- providing a housing assembly and a fuse member, the fuse member being configured to undergo ductile yielding in a length dimension upon application of a tensile force along the length dimension of the fuse member, the housing assembly comprising at least one housing member configured to accommodate a change in length of the fuse member resulting from the ductile yielding, and the at least one housing member being configured to not transfer tensile forces to the fuse member, wherein the at least one housing member includes a first housing member at least partially inserted into and slidable relative to a second housing member;
- mounting the fuse member internal to the housing assembly;
- and
- providing connection features to secure opposing ends of the housing assembly to a connection assembly for application of the tensile force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.