Patent ID: 8375652

Claim:
A construction including a beam and a column, the construction comprising: a buckling restraint block capable of being affixed to an end of the beam, the buckling restraint block including a first end nearest the end of the beam when the block is affixed to the beam, a second end opposite the first end and a bore between the first and second ends; and a yield link including a first end capable of being affixed to the column, and a second end fit through the bore in the buckling restraint block and capable of being affixed to the second end of the buckling restraint block, the yield link having a length over which forces act to allow the yield link to yield in tension and compression to dissipate stress within the frame upon a lateral load applied to the beam and/or column, and wherein the yield link includes a middle section having a lower strength than the first and second ends, the yield link yielding at the middle section upon a given tensile force.