Energy absorption of shape memory structures

This project was conducted to observe the ability of a Nickel-Titanium (Nitinol) Shape Memory Alloy to absorb energy. The samples are in the shape of a circular thin wall tube and qausistatic lateral cyclic compression tests were carried out in a series of loading and unloading test. Force exerted o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koh, Justin Yue Siang
Other Authors: Liu Yong
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53972