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 …

The degradation of reinforced concrete (RC) structural components owing to aging
mechanisms and extreme loading events can cause significant performance and safety …

Given the increasing age of our built environment, including concrete structures,
stakeholders in the construction industry require innovative and effective strengthening …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs), as the self-explanatory name indicates, are materials that can
'memorize'or retrieve their pristine shape when exposed to temperature or load due to their …

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

Shape memory alloy is a smart material whose usage in reinforced concrete members has
been increasingly raised in recent years. This paper focuses on applications of different …

Reinforced concrete (RC) bridges often face great demands of strengthening or repair
during their service life. Fe-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) as a kind of low-cost …

Recent research works have shown the feasibility of using iron-based shape memory alloys
(Fe-SMAs) in structural rehabilitation projects, especially for flexural strengthening. As for the …

The iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) has promising applications in strengthening
and repairing aged steel-reinforced concrete structural elements. Fe-SMA bars can produce …

Research into the application of iron-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMA) for
strengthening existing structures has boosted in recent years. The shape memory effect of …