Self-centering earthquake-resistant structures have received increased attention due to their ability to reduce post-earthquake residual deformations and,thus,repair time and cost.This stimulated the development of re...
Research fund of Hanyang University Under Grant No.HY-2010-N
This paper examines the quasi-static cyclic behavior, lateral strength and equivalent damping capacities of a system of post-tensioned segmental bridge columns tied with large diameter martensitic Shape Memory Alloy ...
Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration Laboratory Foundation,Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration Under Grant No.2009a1;the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.50878071
This paper presents an experimental study to investigate the performance of shape memory alloy(SMA) restrainers for mitigating the pounding and unseating of highway bridges when subjected to seismic excitations.Mechan...
National Natural Science Foundation of China Under Grant No. 50725828 & No. 50808041;Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University Under Grant No. YBJJ1006;Teaching and Research Foundation for Excellent Young Teacher of Southeast University
The key points to consider in determining the effectiveness of using structural isolation with shape memory alloys (SMA) are the constitutive model, the SMA isolation device and the analysis method. In this paper, a...
Supported by: Italian National Research Council (CNR) Under Grant No CU07.00016.ST/97
A new and innovative base isolation device is introduced in this paper based on extensive research carried out by the authors and their co-workers. A prototype of the device was built and experimentally tested on the ...
National Natural Science Foundation of China Under Grant No.50178006;Beijing Natural Science Foundation Under Grant No. 8042008 ;Funding Project for Academic Human Resources Development in Institutions of Higher Learning Under the Jurisdiction of Beijing Municipality
Abstract: Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) is a type of material that offers some unique characteristics for use in devices for vibration control applications. Based on SMA's material properties, fottr types of control de...