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 …

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 …

The concept of four-dimensional (4D) printing emerged from the addition of the time
dimension into the more established additive manufacturing (AM) methods, namely 3D …

The concept of 4D printing is its formation of complex three-dimensional structures that have
the ability to adopt different shapes and forms when subjected to different environmental …

Shape-memory polymeric materials lack long-range molecular order that enables more
controlled and efficient actuation mechanisms. Here, we develop a hierarchical structured …

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 …

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 …

One of the most essential components of structural design for civil engineers is to build a
system that is resistant to environmental conditions such as harsh chemical environments …

This paper presents a systematic experimental study on dynamic compressive behaviour of
recycled tyre steel fibre (RTSF) reinforced concrete. The use of RTSF can not only enhance …