Effect of Loading Rate and Initial Strain on Seismic Performance of an Innovative Self-Centering SMA Brace

Effect of Loading Rate and Initial Strain on Seismic Performance of an Innovative Self-Centering SMA Brace

In order to improve the energy dissipation capacity and to reduce the residual deformation of civil structures simultaneously, this paper puts forwards an innovative self-centering shape memory alloy (SMA) brace that is based on the design concepts of SMA’s superelasticity and low friction slip. Sev...

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Main Authors: Yigang Jia, Bo Zhang, Sizhi Zeng, Fenghua Tang, Shujun Hu, Wenping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
shape memory alloy (SMA)
self-centering SMA brace
loading rate
initial strain
energy dissipation coefficient
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/3/1234

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