The Seismic Performance of New Self-Centering Beam-Column Joints of Conventional Island Main Buildings in Nuclear Power Plants

In order to improve the deformation energy consumption and self-centering ability of reinforced concrete (RC) frame beam-column joints for main buildings of conventional islands in nuclear power plants, a new type of self-centering joint equipped with super-elastic shape memory alloy (SMA) bars and...

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Main Authors: Qiang Pei, Cong Wu, Zhi Cheng, Yu Ding, Hang Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/5/1704