New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has developed low-cost, super-elastic, buckling restrained braces to improve earthquake resistance in buildings. The braces are hugely advantageous which include on-site fabrication and assembling processes.
IIT Delhi has fashioned these Buckling-Restrained Braces (BRB) in a cheap and efficient manner to improve earthquake resistance in buildings. The braces have an on-site fabrication and assembling process, all-steel components, post-earthquake inspection and easy replacement.
As per officials, the researchers have applied for a patent in their design. The officials said, “The earthquake resistance of civil structures is often improved by using seismic force-resisting systems or vibration control devices. Buckling-restrained braces are the special structural elements that serve both purposes. A Buckling-Restrained Brace (BRB) is a structural brace in a building, designed to allow the building to withstand cyclical lateral loadings, typically earthquake-induced loading."
IIT Delhi Develops Low-Cost Buckle Braces: Highlights
- The buckle braces are low-cost, super-elastic, and buckling restrained.
- They are highly advantageous.
- The braces have an on-site fabrication and assembling process, all-steel components, post-earthquake inspection and easy replacement.
Professor at IIT Delhi's Civil Engineering Department, said, "The proposed technology is effective in the new constructions and has a great potential for the upgradation and retrofitting of seismically deficient Reinforced Concrete (RC) and steel framed structures, such as residential and office buildings, hospitals and school buildings. We have filed a patent for this technology. These braces can also be conveniently adopted in the steel and concrete bridges to enhance their earthquake resistance."
He even added, "The implementation of this technique in the existing structures reduces overall retrofitting cost and minimises the intervention and downtime. It is possible to design a structure to achieve the required performance objectives in terms of strength and serviceability utilising the hybrid buckling-restrained braces."
In other news, IIT Delhi admissions are open for UG, PG, and Research programmes for the academic year 20222-2023.
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