Abstract Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are a new generation of smart materials with the
capability of recovering their predefined shape after experiencing a large strain. This is …

One goal of the Consortium for the Advancement of Shape Memory Alloy Research and
Technology is to compile the collective design experiences of our member organizations …

Recent decades have witnessed a renewed interest in the field of structural stability due to
new applications involving smart and deployable structures, micro-and nanocomponents …

Shape memory and pseudoelastic effects are thermomechanical phenomena associated
with martensitic phase transformations, presented by shape memory alloys. This contribution …

As an intelligent material, a shape memory alloy has many unique mechanical properties,
such as shape memory effect and pseudoelasticity, which have been used in many fields. In …

Smart materials have a growing technological importance due to their unique
thermomechanical characteristics. Shape memory alloys belong to this class of materials …

Smart material systems and structures have remarkable properties responsible for their
application in different fields of human knowledge. Shape memory alloys, piezoelectric …

In this paper, equilibrium and stability of the von Mises truss subjected to a vertical load are
analyzed from theoretical, numerical and experimental points of view. The bars of the truss …

This paper focuses on periodic solutions for a one-degree-of-freedom oscillator with a spring
made of shape memory alloy (SMA). However, when periodic solutions are unstable …

This paper deals with the equilibrium problem of von Mises trusses in nonlinear elasticity. A
general loading condition is considered and the rods are regarded as hyperelastic bodies …