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 …

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 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 …

The application of adhesively-bonded joints for strengthening of structures using iron-based
shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) has recently emerged in construction. Fe-SMAs and the …

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 reveals the superior low-cycle fatigue performance of iron-based shape memory
alloy (Fe-SMA) for seismic damping application, catering to the need for more durable …

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 …