A review of base isolation systems with adaptive characteristics

H Sheikh, NC Van Engelen, R Ruparathna - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Base isolation systems are widely used as an effective and practical solution to protect the
structure and non-structural elements from seismic hazards. However, the excessive …

A review of shape memory alloy artificial muscles in bionic applications

H Du, G Li, J Sun, Y Zhang, Y Bai… - Smart Materials and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
As an important part of soft robots, artificial muscles have received increasing attention. And
since artificial muscles are developed by imitating the characteristics of biological muscles …

Superelasticity degradation of NiTi shape memory alloy in wide ranges of temperature and loading level: Experimental observation and micromechanical constitutive …

D Song, C Yu, C Zhang, G Kang - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, cyclic tension-unloading tests with different peak strains (10%-18%) in the
temperature range from 313 K to 393 K are performed to investigate the effects of …

Phase field study on the microscopic mechanism of grain size dependent cyclic degradation of super-elasticity and shape memory effect in nano-polycrystalline NiTi …

B Xu, C Yu, G Kang - International Journal of Plasticity, 2021 - Elsevier
A non-isothermal and crystal plasticity based phase field model was established by
incorporating various inelastic deformation mechanisms, ie, martensite transformation …

[HTML][HTML] Thermomechanical model for NiTi-based shape memory alloys covering macroscopic localization of martensitic transformation

M Frost, B Benešová, H Seiner, M Kružík… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The work presents a thermomechanical model for polycrystalline NiTi-based shape memory
alloys developed within the framework of generalized standard solids, which is able to cover …

An asymmetric elasto-plastic phase-field model for shape memory effect, pseudoelasticity and thermomechanical training in polycrystalline shape memory alloys

C Cissé, MA Zaeem - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
We propose an elasto-plastic phase-field model (PFM) to conduct the first microscopic
computational study of shape memory effect (SME), pseudoelasticity, stress assisted two …

Efficient phase-field simulation for linear superelastic NiTi alloys under temperature gradients

T Xu, C Wang, Y Zhu, Y Wang, Y Yan, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Engineering the martensitic transformation (MT) with exceptional and controllable properties
is essential for the innovative application of shape memory alloys (SMAs) in advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical behaviors and biomedical applications of shape memory materials: A review

C Wen, X Yu, W Zeng, S Zhao, L Wang… - AIMS Materials …, 2018 - aimspress.com
A shape memory material (shape memory alloy (SMA) or shape memory polymer (SMP))
can experience large deformation and recover its original shape when exposed to a specific …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a constitutive model considering functional fatigue and pre-stretch in shape memory alloy wires

LA Woodworth, F Lohse, K Kopelmann, C Cherif… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloy (SMA) wires integrate functionality into composites and encourage the
design and creation of adaptable smart structures. Upon the application of cyclic loading …

A thermomechanically coupled finite deformation constitutive model for shape memory alloys based on Hencky strain

J Wang, Z Moumni, W Zhang, W Zaki - International Journal of Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new thermomechanically coupled constitutive model for
polycrystalline shape memory alloys (SMAs) undergoing finite deformation. Three important …