Diagonal concentric
braced frames

Perhaps one of the most common configurations among braced frames. It can be used in all types of structures and integrated to virtually any kind of material. Connexions can be applied to concrete, wood or steel structures. They can cover one or two floors.

Chevron concentric
braced frames

After the diagonal configuration, the Chevron concentric braced frames are also common. In this configuration seismic brakes can be located either at each of the diagonals forming a Yielding Restrained Brace (YRB) or at the top vertex plane to take advantage of the lateral displacement of the frame.

Toggles
bracing

A variation of the diagonal braced frame concept. It’s very useful to cross some spaces or to amplify the energy dissipated per seismic brake.

Shear walls and coupling
beams rocking walls

When shear walls are the structural system in place in mass timber seismic design or in low damage shear wall buildings, the seismic brakes can be located either in the coupling beam section to avoid damage, or in the horizontal plane to work in the shear direction. The rocking wall configuration alternatively places the seismic brake where the bending or compression damage will occur increasing the energy dissipation and performance of the lateral force resisting system.