In civil engineering, beam structures such as bridges require reinforcement to increase load-
bearing capacity and extend service life due to damage, aging, and capacity degradation …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs), as the self-explanatory name indicates, are materials that can
'memorize'or retrieve their pristine shape when exposed to temperature or load due to their …

This study entails the development of a non-destructive prestressed strengthening solution
for steel beams using adhesively bonded memory-steel (also known as iron-based shape …

In this study, the static tensile properties, activation recovery properties, and post-activation
static tensile properties of the China-made iron-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMA) were …

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 …

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 …

Given the increasing age of our built environment, including concrete structures,
stakeholders in the construction industry require innovative and effective strengthening …

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 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 …

This study systematically investigated the effects of heat and thermomechanical treatments
on the pseudo-elastic behavior of an Fe-based shape-memory alloy (Fe–17Mn–5Si–10Cr …