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 …

Iron-based shape memory alloys (SMAs), especially Fe–Mn–Si alloys, are materials that
have great potential in civil engineering structures, but their application is still in a pioneer …

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 …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs), in the form of bars and strips, can be used as prestressing
elements in new reinforced concrete (RC) members or for strengthening existing RC …

Abstract Low-cost Fe-Mn-Si-based shape memory alloys (SMAs) have attracted much
attention in the research community and in practice over the past two decades as a cost …

Architected materials exhibit extraordinary properties in comparison with conventional
materials and structures, resulting in additional functionality and efficiency by engineering …

This paper presents the development of an iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA)
system for the strengthening of steel plates. The shape memory effect (SME), which is the …

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 …

Near-surface mounted reinforcement (NSMR) is a strengthening method for concrete
structures, such as buildings or bridges. NSMR involves strips or bars that are glued into …

Cyclic deformation and fatigue behavior of an iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) Fe-
17Mn-5Si-10Cr-4Ni-1 (V, C) were studied. In the first step, cyclic tensile tests were …