Concrete commonly constitutes approximately fifty percent in building constructions and its
significance extends even further, often exceeding fifty percent in infrastructure projects such …

Smart structures can help to resolve many issues related to conventional materials that are
being used in different industries. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are smart materials with …

Reinforced concrete (RC) bridge columns are expected to undergo large inelastic
displacements during major earthquake events, which in turn can result in residual …

As a new type of material for prestressed strengthening, iron-based shape memory alloys
(Fe-SMA) have been extensively studied by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials …

To develop a resilient reinforced concrete frame structure, the seismic performance of
circular concrete columns reinforced by low bond ultrahigh strength (LBUS) rebars is …

To improve seismic capabilities and to reduce post-earthquake residual deformation of
precast concrete frames, a novel self-centring hybrid connection (SCHC) composed of a …

Iron-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) have been widely studied as a new type of
prestressing material for near-surface mounted (NSM) or external strengthening, and have …

The research on superelastic shape memory alloy (SMA) bars reinforced concrete members
and structures has received a great deal of attention recent years. In this study, novel …

Existing studies using Fe-based shape memory alloys (SMAs) for shear reinforcement have
focused on strengthening aged structures. Studies on using Fe-SMAs as shear …

Self-centering systems were proposed to reduce residual drift and increase resiliency of
buildings under earthquake loads. However, limited studies have tried to apply self …