Steel structures have long been recognized as excellent earthquake-resistant systems.
However, this viewpoint wavered after the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes …

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 …

This paper explored the seismic behaviour of self-centring hybrid-steel-frame (SC-HSF)
employing energy dissipation sequences and the corresponding inelastic seismic demand …

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 …

This study presents a novel type of shape memory alloy (SMA) cable‐restrained high
dam** rubber (SMA‐HDR) bearing, which is particularly suited to near‐fault (NF) regions …

This paper investigates the inelastic seismic demands of steel frames equipped with shape
memory alloys (SMAs) subjected to mainshock-aftershock earthquake sequences. Based on …

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 …

This paper comprehensively discusses the seismic performance of steel moment-resisting
frames with hybrid-self-centring connections (SMRF-HSCC) employing energy dissipation …

Abstract Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are a new generation of smart materials with the
capability of recovering their predefined shape after experiencing a large strain. This is …

This paper reports a comprehensive study on the mechanical behavior, annealing (heat
treatment) scheme, hysteretic modelling strategy, and potential seismic application of …