A review of constitutive models and modeling techniques for shape memory alloys

C Cisse, W Zaki, TB Zineb - International Journal of Plasticity, 2016 - Elsevier
Constitutive models for shape memory alloys have seen significant development in the last
decades. They have evolved from uniaxial, mostly empirical, relations to full-fledged …

Shape memory alloys and polymers for MEMS/NEMS applications: Review on recent findings and challenges in design, preparation, and characterization

I Stachiv, E Alarcon, M Lamac - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rapid progress in material science and nanotechnology has led to the development of the
shape memory alloys (SMA) and the shape memory polymers (SMP) based functional …

Behavior and application of self-centering dampers equipped with buckling-restrained SMA bars

C Qiu, C Fang, D Liang, X Du… - Smart Materials and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This study proposes a new type of self-centering damper equipped with novel buckling-
restrained superelastic shape memory alloy (SMA) bars. The new solution aims to address …

A review of modeling techniques for advanced effects in shape memory alloy behavior

C Cisse, W Zaki, TB Zineb - Smart Materials and Structures, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The paper reviews and discusses various techniques used in the literature for modeling
complex behaviors observed in shape memory alloys (SMAs) that go beyond the core …

An extended three-dimensional finite strain constitutive model for shape memory alloys

M Zhang, T Baxevanis - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A 3D finite-strain constitutive model for shape memory alloys (SMAs) is proposed. The
model can efficiently describe reversible phase transformation from austenite to self …

[HTML][HTML] Time integration and assessment of a model for shape memory alloys considering multiaxial nonproportional loading cases

X Gu, W Zaki, C Morin, Z Moumni, W Zhang - International Journal of Solids …, 2015 - Elsevier
The paper presents a numerical implementation of the ZM model for shape memory alloys
(Zaki and Moumni, 2007a) that fully accounts for nonproportional loading and its influence …

Analytical model of functionally graded material/shape memory alloy composite cantilever beam under bending

NV Viet, W Zaki, R Umer - Composite Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
A new analytical model for a functionally graded material (FGM)/shape memory alloy (SMA)
laminated composite cantilever beam subjected to a concentrated tip load is developed. The …

An extended thermomechanically coupled 3D rate-dependent model for pseudoelastic SMAs under cyclic loading

X Gu, W Zhang, W Zaki, Z Moumni - Smart Materials and …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The model presented in this paper was shown to successfully account for cyclic loading
effects and thermomechanical coupling in SMAs, including the influence of load rate and …

A thermomechanical finite strain shape memory alloy model and its application to bistable actuators

M Sielenkämper, S Wulfinghoff - Acta Mechanica, 2022 - Springer
This work presents a thermomechanical finite strain shape memory alloy model that utilizes
a projection method to deal with the incompressibility constraint on inelastic strains. Due to …

Modeling of steady-state crack growth in shape memory alloys using a stationary method

S Hazar, W Zaki, Z Moumni, G Anlas - International Journal of Plasticity, 2015 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys experience phase transformation from austenite to martensite around
crack tip. When the crack advances, martensitic transformation occurs at the tip and the …