STEEL SEISMIC SOLUTIONS
Tectonus devices are used by engineers to design cost-effective structures that are lighter weight and yet highly resilient to earthquakes. The technology is commonly applied as diagonal steel braces and cross braces; it can also be used as toggle braces, in the base of steel columns, and in MRFs.
DEMONSTRATED OUTCOMES
In a top floor office building extension using tension-only braces in Auckland, New Zealand.
3.0
Ductility Achieved
1.55%
Design Drift
1.35
Overstrength Factor
<$50K
Brace system cost
Steel Applications
The most common application is in tension-compression braces and tension-only cross braces. Applied in new and retrofit buildings, the devices are extremely flexible and scalable from 50 to 5,000kN (10 to 1125kips).
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Tension-Compression Braces
Tension-Compression Braces
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Tension-Only Braces
Tension-Only Braces
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Moment Resisting Frames
Moment Resisting Frames
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Toggle Braces
Toggle Braces
SEISMIC SOLUTIONS FOR STEEL BUILDINGS
We are structural designers as well as technology developers. Our capabilities in steel structures include:
Engineering design of steel structures
Steel connection detailing
Damping and self centering seismic devices
Linear and non linear design modelling and analysis
We found Tectonus very knowledgeable and supportive throughout the process. These guys are easy to collaborate with, and they talk the same "seismic expert" language with TEKTON
Ioannis PrionasCEO TEKTON Consulting Engineers
STEEL PROJECTS
To follow is a selection of the projects we've delivered in steel frame buildings in New Zealand and North America.
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Lincoln University
Lincoln University
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Greys Ave
Greys Ave
Auckland, New Zealand
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Tauranga Shopping Centre
Tauranga Shopping Centre
Tauranga, New Zealand
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Elders Centre, Tsawwassen
Elders Centre, Tsawwassen
British Columbia, Canada
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