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US 9,958,022 B2Granted
Energy dissipating device
AssigneeMaurer SöHne Engineering GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsChristian Braun, Renzo Medeot
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Abstract
An energy dissipating device which is capable of dissipating energy through its plastic axial deformation without undergoing buckling comprises at least three hysteretic elements, being interconnected in series in such a way, that at least one hysteretic element will be subjected to compression while at least another hysteretic element is subjected to tension when an external load is applied to the energy dissipating device.
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An energy dissipating device capable of dissipating energy through its plastic axial deformation without undergoing buckling, wherein,
- the energy dissipating device comprises at least three hysteretic elements, being interconnected in series in such a way, that at least one hysteretic element will be subjected to compression while at least another hysteretic element is subjected to tension under an external load being applied to the energy dissipating device,
- wherein the hysteretic elements are arranged alongside to each other, or at least one hysteretic element is arranged concentrically with another hysteretic element.
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