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 …

[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] Self-centering technique for existing concrete bridge columns using prestressed iron-based shape memory alloy reinforcement

S Raza, R Widmann, J Michels, MS Saiidi… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete (RC) bridge columns are expected to undergo large inelastic
displacements during major earthquake events, which in turn can result in residual …

Applications of shape memory alloys in structural engineering with a focus on concrete construction–a comprehensive review

MA Molod, P Spyridis, FJ Barthold - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloy is a smart material whose usage in reinforced concrete members has
been increasingly raised in recent years. This paper focuses on applications of different …

Effect of resistive heating on the bond properties between iron-based shape memory bars and cement mortar

Z Liu, Z Dong, Y Sun, H Zhu, G Wu, C Sun… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Iron-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) have been widely studied as a new type of
prestressing material for near-surface mounted (NSM) or external strengthening, and have …

A comprehensive review on the factors affecting bond strength in concrete

PR Shunmuga Vembu, AK Ammasi - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The interaction of reinforcement bars with concrete determines the structural behavior and
bond performance (bond strength) in reinforced cement concrete. Bond strength and its …

Shape memory alloy reinforcement for strengthening of RCC structures—A critical review

E Mirzaey, MR Shaikh, M Rasheed, A Ughade… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Significant performance and safety issues can arise from the deterioration of reinforced
concrete (RC) structural components brought on by ageing processes and high stress …

Anchorage behavior of Fe-SMA rebars Post-Installed into concrete

S Raza, J Michels, B Schranz, M Shahverdi - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The unique self-prestressing behavior exhibited by Iron-based shape memory alloys (Fe-
SMAs) coupled with the ease of application makes them suitable for numerous structural …

Potential of Fe-Mn-Al-Ni shape memory alloys for internal prestressing of ultra-high performance concrete

M Schleiting, A Wetzel, A Bauer, JM Frenck, T Niendorf… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Prestressing of concrete is a commonly used technique in civil engineering to achieve long
spans, reduced structural thicknesses, and resource savings. However, in terms of …

The study on bond-slip constitutive model of shape memory alloy fiber-reinforced concrete

M Shi, G Xu, J Zhao, L Xu - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the central pull-out tests were carried out on shape memory alloy fiber-
reinforced concrete (SMA-FRC) under monotonic load. The failure modes and failure …