Hybrid simulation of existing steel frames with external BRBs for seismic retrofitting (Project SERA-HITFRAMES_Part 2)

The present study explores the seismic retrofitting of existing steel structures, considering an external placement of BRBs to minimize the invasiveness of the intervention scheme and, consequently, business interruptions and indirect losses. A two-story steel moment-resisting frame (MRF) designed primarily for gravity loads and retrofitted with BRBs placed externally to the frames was considered as test case. Complete metadata as well datasets of measurements acquired during a large-scale hybrid simulation tests performed, are provided.

The work was funded as a TA project (entitled " HybrId testing of an existing steel frame with Infills under multiple earthquakes - HITFRAMES") within the Seismic Engineering Research Infrastructure (SERA) project (grant agreement No.730900), supported through the  H2020-INFRAIA-2016-2017 Framework Program of the European Commission.