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 …
Shape memory alloys (SMA) are a class of smart materials with inherent shape memory and superelastic characteristics. Unlike other SMAs, iron-based SMAs (Fe-SMA) offer cost …
X Qiang, Y Wu, Y Wang, X Jiang - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
To repair cracks at the arc-shape cutouts of the diaphragm in the orthotropic steel deck (OSD) bridges, the Fe-SMA plates covering crack-stop holes method is proposed. Bonding …
L Li, W Wang, E Chatzi, E Ghafoori - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This work is the first systematic study on the static behavior of adhesively-bonded Fe-SMA-to- steel joints in applications adopting iron-based Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs). In order to …
This study focuses on the large-scale application of a Fe-Mn-Si shape memory alloy (Fe- SMA) for strengthening a historic roadway bridge in Petrov nad Desnou (113-years), Czech …
An innovative fatigue strengthening solution for metallic structures that takes advantage of the shape memory effect of an iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) and the bridging …
This study investigated the stress recovery behavior of an Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni-VC shape memory alloy for prestressed strengthening, focusing on high-temperature activation of the …
X Qiang, Y Wang, Y Wu, X Jiang, H Dong - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) plate covered crack- stop hole method for repairing fatigue cracks at the arc-shaped cutout of the transverse …
The prestressed strengthening of structures via use of bonded iron-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) has proven promising, albeit with concerns regarding the temperature …