Self-centering structures against earthquakes: a critical review

C Fang, C Qiu, W Wang, MS Alam - Journal of Earthquake …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
With critical lessons drawn from past major earthquakes, the engineering community is
appealing for a fundamental shift in the existing design philosophy for structures in seismic …

[HTML][HTML] Shape memory alloy reinforcement for strengthening and self-centering of concrete structures—State of the art

S Raza, B Shafei, MS Saiidi, M Motavalli… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The degradation of reinforced concrete (RC) structural components owing to aging
mechanisms and extreme loading events can cause significant performance and safety …

[HTML][HTML] 预制桥墩体系抗震性能研究进展: 新材料、 新理念、 新应用

王景全, 王震, 高玉峰, 诸钧政 - 工程力学, 2019 - pubs.cstam.org.cn
预制桥墩体系具有快速施工优势, 在非震区, 低烈度区中已得到较广泛应用,
但因对其抗震性能缺乏充分认识, 导致预制桥墩体系在中高烈度区的应用受到限制 …

UHPC-filled duct connections for accelerated bridge construction of RC columns in high seismic zones

M Tazarv, MS Saiidi - Engineering Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
Substantial attention is being paid to accelerated bridge construction (ABC) in the United
States because ABC offers many advantages such as shorter onsite construction time, lower …

Numerical study on the seismic performance of precast segmental concrete columns under cyclic loading

C Li, H Hao, K Bi - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
To accelerate construction speed, precast segmental column is becoming more and more
popular in recent years due to its obvious advantages in saving construction time, reducing …

State-of-the-art of posttensioned rocking bridge substructure systems

S Piras, A Palermo, M Saiid Saiidi - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Posttensioned bridge rocking systems have emerged as an alternative to traditional ductility
design where substructure elements, such as columns and piles, are designed to dissipate …

Seismic performance of self-centering beam-column joints reinforced with superelastic shape memory alloy bars and engineering cementitious composites materials

H Qian, Z Li, J Pei, L Kang, H Li - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a preliminary experimental investigation of a self-centering beam-
column joint reinforced with superelastic Ni-Ti SMA bars and ECC materials. As an …

Cyclic tension–compression behavior of superelastic shape memory alloy bars with buckling-restrained devices

B Wang, S Zhu - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) show great potential in seismic applications because of their
appealing superelastic feature and good energy dissipation capacity. The tensile behavior …

Seismic behavior of precast segmental UHPC bridge columns with replaceable external cover plates and internal dissipaters

Z Wang, JQ Wang, YC Tang, TX Liu, YF Gao… - Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
A new earthquake resilient ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) bridge column was
proposed and fabricated with precast segmental construction. The bottom segment was …

Low-damage seismic design for accelerated bridge construction

M Mashal, A Palermo - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
In this research, a low-damage seismic design technology has been proposed for
accelerated bridge construction (ABC). ABC low damage aims to minimize, and potentially …