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.
Claims20
A seismic bracing yield fuse, comprising:
- at least one housing member
- a fuse member housed within or mounted externally to the at least one housing 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 at least one housing member being configured to accommodate a change in length of the fuse member resulting from the ductile yielding.
A seismic bracing yield fuse, comprising:
- a housing assembly comprising:
- a first housing member;
- a second housing member at least partially insertable into the second housing member;
- a fuse member positionable within the housing assembly or mounted to the housing, the fuse member having an elongate construction and being plasticly deformable in a length dimension upon application of a 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;
- mounting the fuse member internal the housing assembly or to an exterior of the housing assembly;
- providing connection features to secure opposing ends of the fuse member to a connection assembly for application of the tensile force.
A method of providing a ductile yield in a connection assembly that supports nonstructural equipment from a structural member of a building, the method comprising:
- providing a seismic bracing yield fuse having a housing and a fuse member;
- connecting the seismic bracing yield fuse in series between the structural member and the nonstructural equipment;
- applying a tensile force to the fuse member until the fuse member undergoes ductile yielding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.