DuraFuse Frames offers products to meet the needs of any project.
DF360
DF360, the original and most-widely used DuraFuse Frames connection system, is the ideal moment-frame solution for all building types in higher Seismic Design Categories making our frames the most versatile SMF/IMF system on the market. DuraFuse Frames are fully compliant with the performance requirements in the Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 341) with code approval from IAPMO UES ER 610 including 2018 IBC, 2019 CBC, and LA Supplement. DF360 instant benefits include overall cost savings, elimination of seismic bracing, smaller protected zones, larger open spaces, and outstanding resilience and fragility curves as well as erection/fabrication time and cost savings advantages. The DuraFuse Frames system was developed through extensive laboratory testing at UCSD covering a substantial array of beam/column geometries confirming high-performance results. Now available in Bentley RAM and SP3 with CSi ETABS coming soon. Additionally, TEKLA, Autodesk Revit, and SDS2 plug-in modules are available for seamless modeling and detailing. Complementing the product are the design and field services including frame optimization, sealed and signed connection design package, contractor/fabrication/erection coordination services, etc.
Axis
The Axis is a powerful variant of our DF360 model, offering biaxial moment configurations with the same performance characteristics and economic advantages. Like DF360, Axis can be applied to WF, HSS, built-up, and CFT configurations. It offers maximum utilization of frame stiffness in both column directions and ideally accommodates high seismic performance requirements where implementation of strong-column-axis planar frames is not possible due to architectural, structural, or other functional constraints. Complementing the product are the design and field services including frame optimization, sealed and signed connection design package, contractor/fabrication/erection coordination services, etc.
Arrow
The DuraFuse Arrow system provides a narrow configuration for exiguous projects. Arrow is a powerful variant of our DF360 and Axis products allowing for the superior energy dissipation characteristics within tight lateral constraints. Arrow retains the same mechanistic of fuse shear yielding, except in a modified geometric configuration that necessitates smaller connection width. Complementing the product are the design and field services including frame optimization, sealed and signed connection design package, contractor/fabrication/erection coordination services, etc.
BREZ
BREZ is a specialty customized system for moment frames not required to meet SMF/IMF performance requirements. BREZ unlocks the full potential of DuraFuse Frames constructability, economy, and performance without the additional qualification and seismic performance requirements of ANSI/AISC 341. This is an ideal and economic solution for low to moderate seismic moment frames in R=3 applications for controlling wind drift, framing cantilevers, or efficiently creating large clear span. BREZ can be structured in either DF360 or Axis arrangement, depending on the project circumstances. Complementing the product are the design and field services including frame optimization, sealed and signed connection design package, contractor/fabrication/erection coordination services, etc.