Seismic resilient steel structures: A review of research, practice, challenges and opportunities
Steel structures have long been recognized as excellent earthquake-resistant systems.
However, this viewpoint wavered after the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes …
However, this viewpoint wavered after the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes …
SMAs for infrastructures in seismic zones: A critical review of latest trends and future needs
C Fang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …
appealing for a fundamental shift of the existing design philosophy for infrastructures in …
Materials as machines
Abstract Machines are systems that harness input power to extend or advance function.
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …
Life‐cycle benefits estimation for hybrid seismic‐resistant self‐centering braced frames
The hybrid self‐centering braced frames (HSBFs) with shape memory alloy‐based braces
(SMABs) and viscous dampers (VDs) are an emerging structural system developed for …
(SMABs) and viscous dampers (VDs) are an emerging structural system developed for …
Floor acceleration control of self-centering braced frames using viscous dampers
The self-centering braced frames (SCBFs) have been widely investigated for enhancing the
building structures' post-earthquake repairability by reducing or even eliminating the …
building structures' post-earthquake repairability by reducing or even eliminating the …
Self-centering seismic-resistant structures: Historical overview and state-of-the-art
C Zhong, C Christopoulos - Earthquake Spectra, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This state-of-the-art review provides an overview of the evolution of self-centering structures
from early historical structures that inherently exhibited a recentering response to modern …
from early historical structures that inherently exhibited a recentering response to modern …
Self-centering structures against earthquakes: a critical review
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 …
appealing for a fundamental shift in the existing design philosophy for structures in seismic …
Machine learning-driven performance-based seismic design of hybrid self-centering braced frames with SMA braces and viscous dampers
A hybrid self-centering braced frame equipped with shape memory alloy-based self-
centering braces (SMA-SCBs) and viscous dampers is proposed to achieve enhanced …
centering braces (SMA-SCBs) and viscous dampers is proposed to achieve enhanced …
Shake table test and numerical study of self‐centering steel frame with SMA braces
Given their excellent self‐centering and energy‐dissipating capabilities, superelastic shape
memory alloys (SMAs) become an emerging structural material in the field of earthquake …
memory alloys (SMAs) become an emerging structural material in the field of earthquake …
Application of buckling-restrained braces to earthquake-resistant design of buildings: A review
Y Zhou, H Shao, Y Cao, EM Lui - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
As an earthquake-resistant structural element, buckling-restrained brace (BRB) not only
adds strength and stiffness but provides excellent energy absorption capability to a structure …
adds strength and stiffness but provides excellent energy absorption capability to a structure …