University of Utah
College of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
110 Central Campus Dr.
Suite 2000
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-599-0643 https://www.civil.utah.edu/
A mass timber buckling-restrained braced frame is proposed to enhance the seismic resilience of mass timber buildings. Constructed using wood generated from the national forest system, the mass timber buckling-restrained brace will be integrated with a mass timber frame for structural energy dissipation under seismic or wind loads. The team will improve and optimize the design of structural components based on feedback from a real-time health monitoring system. Outcomes include guidelines for a lateral force resisting system of mass timber buildings in high seismic or wind regions.
The goal of the proposal is to develop a new lateral force resisting system for immediate application in mass timber buildings, the “Mass Timber Buckling-Restrained Braced Frame.” This study aims to
• complete engineering design of mass timber buckling-restrained brace frames for seismically resilient mass timber buildings
• showcase quantifiable structural and economic benefits of using mass timber buckling-restrained brace for sustainable and resilient building systems.
