01. Rapid manufacture,
easy quality control, light and easy installation.
02. During earthquakes the RBRB provides additional
stiffness to reduce
lateral displacement,
story drift and torsion of structures.
03. Buckling due to compressive loadings can always
be prevented.
RBRB functions
as a non-buckling steel brace during minor
earthquakes;
however,
its behavior is the same as that of an energy
absorber
under major earthquakes.
04. Unbounded material and concrete mortar have
been excluded from
this advanced
product.
05. Both the welding and bolt connections can be
used for connections
between RBRB
and structural members.
06. The material used for the RBRB is steel. This
is in keeping with the
rule of 10.5.5
on fireproofing capability and 10.5.8 on the
maintenance
of the
building code in Taiwan.
07. The mechanical behavior of RBRB is independent
of temperature.
08. The installation, maintenance, and inspection
(DT or NDT) are easy.
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