TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in the applications of shape memory alloys in civil infrastructures
T2 - A review
AU - Zareie, Shahin
AU - Issa, Anas Salem
AU - Seethaler, Rudolf J.
AU - Zabihollah, Abolghassem
N1 - Funding Information:
The financial support of Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) at UBC was critical to conduct this research. The authors wish to thank Dr. Shahria Alam, the Director of Applied Laboratory for Advanced Materials & Structures (ALAMS) at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus for his valuable suggestions. Help received from Dr. Mohammad Tiznobaik is also much appreciated. A. Zareie, F. Hemmati and M. Daghighi are also acknowledge for their support.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Institution of Structural Engineers
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are a new generation of smart materials with the capability of recovering their predefined shape after experiencing a large strain. This is mainly due to the shape memory effects and the superelasticity of SMA. These properties make SMA an excellent alternative to be used in passive, semi-active, and active control systems in civil engineering applications. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the recent developments in the applications of SMA in civil infrastructures, including, steel, concrete, and timber structures. This review reveals the significance of SMA in civil infrastructures particularly, the enhancement of structural behavior and energy dissipation of external excitation, particularly seismic loads. This enhancement is pronounced under loading–unloading process without residual deformation.
AB - Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are a new generation of smart materials with the capability of recovering their predefined shape after experiencing a large strain. This is mainly due to the shape memory effects and the superelasticity of SMA. These properties make SMA an excellent alternative to be used in passive, semi-active, and active control systems in civil engineering applications. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the recent developments in the applications of SMA in civil infrastructures, including, steel, concrete, and timber structures. This review reveals the significance of SMA in civil infrastructures particularly, the enhancement of structural behavior and energy dissipation of external excitation, particularly seismic loads. This enhancement is pronounced under loading–unloading process without residual deformation.
KW - Civil engineering
KW - Control systems
KW - Shape memory alloy
KW - Shape memory effect
KW - Superelasticity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.istruc.2020.05.058
DO - 10.1016/j.istruc.2020.05.058
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85088960729
SN - 2352-0124
VL - 27
SP - 1535
EP - 1550
JO - Structures
JF - Structures
ER -