Steel structures have long been recognized as excellent earthquake-resistant systems.
However, this viewpoint wavered after the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes …

With critical lessons drawn from recent strong earthquakes, the engineering community is
appealing for a fundamental shift of the existing design philosophy for infrastructures in …

Various self-centering structural systems were developed and investigated for reducing
residual inter-story drifts of the traditional aseismic structural system by achieving full or …

This study presents a novel type of shape memory alloy (SMA) cable‐restrained high
damping rubber (SMA‐HDR) bearing, which is particularly suited to near‐fault (NF) regions …

With critical lessons drawn from past major earthquakes, the engineering community is
appealing for a fundamental shift in the existing design philosophy for structures in seismic …

As a promising candidate in the construction industry, iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-
SMA) has attracted lots of attention in the engineering and metallography communities …

This study presents a new type of Fe-Mn-Si alloy U-shaped dampers (FMS-UDs) that exhibit
extraordinary low cycle fatigue (LCF) performance. The basic material properties of Fe-Mn …

This study presents a novel type of self-centering damper employing NiTi Shape Memory
Alloy (SMA) bars combined with variable friction mechanism for tunable hysteretic behavior …

In recent decades, a variety of self‐centering braces (SCBs) have been developed to
address the limitations of conventional frames by decreasing residual drift due to …

Bridges may suffer damage and failure from sudden earthquakes and continuous functional
deterioration within their lifetime, resulting in severe consequences to both economy and …