Vibration Suppression of Structures Using Passive Shape Memory Alloy Energy Dissipation Devices

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 671-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Salichs ◽  
Z. Hou ◽  
M. Noori
Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Bo Zhang ◽  
Sizhi Zeng ◽  
Fenghua Tang ◽  
Shujun Hu ◽  
Qiang Zhou ◽  
...  

As a stimulus-sensitive material, the difference in composition, fabrication process, and influencing factors will have a great effect on the mechanical properties of a superelastic Ni-Ti shape memory alloy (SMA) wire, so the seismic performance of the self-centering steel brace with SMA wires may not be accurately obtained. In this paper, the cyclic tensile tests of a kind of SMA wire with a 1 mm diameter and special element composition were tested under multi-working conditions, which were pretreated by first tensioning to the 0.06 strain amplitude for 40 cycles, so the mechanical properties of the pretreated SMA wires can be simulated in detail. The accuracy of the numerical results with the improved model of Graesser’s theory was verified by a comparison to the experimental results. The experimental results show that the number of cycles has no significant effect on the mechanical properties of SMA wires after a certain number of cyclic tensile training. With the loading rate increasing, the pinch effect of the hysteresis curves will be enlarged, while the effective elastic modulus and slope of the transformation stresses in the process of loading and unloading are also increased, and the maximum energy dissipation capacity of the SMA wires appears at a loading rate of 0.675 mm/s. Moreover, with the initial strain increasing, the slope of the transformation stresses in the process of loading is increased, while the effective elastic modulus and slope of the transformation stresses in the process of unloading are decreased, and the maximum energy dissipation capacity appears at the initial strain of 0.0075. In addition, a good agreement between the test and numerical results is obtained by comparing with the hysteresis curves and energy dissipation values, so the numerical model is useful to predict the stress–strain relations at different stages. The test and numerical results will also provide a basis for the design of corresponding self-centering steel dampers.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2961
Author(s):  
Moein Rezapour ◽  
Mehdi Ghassemieh ◽  
Masoud Motavalli ◽  
Moslem Shahverdi

This study presents a new way to improve masonry wall behavior. Masonry structures comprise a significant part of the world’s structures. These structures are very vulnerable to earthquakes, and their performances need to be improved. One way to enhance the performances of such types of structures is the use of post-tensioning reinforcements. In the current study, the effects of shape memory alloy as post-tensioning reinforcements on originally unreinforced masonry walls were investigated using finite element simulations in Abaqus. The developed models were validated based on experimental results in the literature. Iron-based shape memory alloy strips were installed on masonry walls by three different configurations, namely in cross or vertical forms. Seven macroscopic masonry walls were modeled in Abaqus software and were subjected to cyclic loading protocol. Parameters such as stiffness, strength, durability, and energy dissipation of these models were then compared. According to the results, the Fe-based strips increased the strength, stiffness, and energy dissipation capacity. So that in the vertical-strip walls, the stiffness increases by 98.1%, and in the cross-strip model's position, the stiffness increases by 127.9%. In the vertical-strip model, the maximum resistance is equal to 108 kN, while in the end cycle, this number is reduced by almost half and reaches 40 kN, in the cross-strip model, the maximum resistance is equal to 104 kN, and in the final cycle, this number decreases by only 13.5% and reaches 90 kN. The scattering of Fe-based strips plays an important role in energy dissipation. Based on the observed behaviors, the greater the scattering, the higher the energy dissipation. The increase was more visible in the walls with the configuration of the crossed Fe-based strips.


2020 ◽  
pp. 002199832096144
Author(s):  
Mahdieh Miralami ◽  
M Reza Esfahani ◽  
Mohammadreza Tavakkolizadeh ◽  
Reza Khorramabadi ◽  
Jalil Rezaeepazhand

This study presents a new method for strengthening the circular reinforced concrete (RC) column to foundation connections with shape memory alloy (SMA) bars and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets. In the experimental part of the study, three specimens of RC column-foundation connections were cast and tested. One specimen was used as the reference specimen without strengthening. Two other specimens were strengthened with longitudinal SMA bars and CFRP sheets. These specimens were under a constant axial compressive load and cyclic lateral displacements, simultaneously. Next, initial stiffness, energy dissipation capacity, lateral load capacity, ductility, and residual displacement of the specimens were investigated. Due to the superelastic behavior of SMA bars, the residual displacement of column-foundation connections was considerably less than that of the reference specimen. Compared to the reference specimen, the SMA-strengthened and SMA-CFRP-strengthened connections recovered 71.59% and 76.57% of the residual displacement. Therefore, SMA bars were able to recover residual displacements under cyclic loading. Also, the combination of the SMA bars with CFRP sheet was a promising solution for enhancing the amount of the energy dissipation, lateral load capacity, initial stiffness, and ductility parameters. Compared to the reference specimen, the energy dissipation, lateral load capacity, initial stiffness, and ductility ratio parameters of SMA-CFRP-strengthened connection increased about 43.45%, 76.20%, 81.69%, and 242.45%, respectively. In the numerical part of the study, a subroutine was applied for modeling the SMA materials. For the analysis, this subroutine was linked with ABAQUS software. The numerical results showed a close correlation with the experimental results.


ce/papers ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 3356-3364
Author(s):  
Ran Li ◽  
Ganping Shu ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Xiao Lyu ◽  
Meihe Chen

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 4521-4524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Gang Zhang ◽  
Yan Mei Liu ◽  
Yuan Feng Gao ◽  
Jian Han

Pall-typed dampers(PFD) have good energy dissipation, and shape memory alloy(SMA) brace has good super-elastic performance, so the PFD-SMA support system is put forward. Through the test study of PFD-SMA support system, analyze the influence to its hysteretic characteristic by preload force of Pall-typed frictional damper, the stiffness and length parameters of shape memory alloy support. The test results show that PFD-SMA support system s have good energy dissipation and good reposition due to its super-elastic performance, with pre-load force increase, its super-elastic performance acts better, its hysteretic curve show super-elastic performance too, and it verifies the correctness of the finite element analysis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 1043-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Siang Shaw ◽  
Cheng-An Wang

In this study, we used two tunable vibration absorbers composed of shape memory alloy to reduce vibration of a platform structure. The natural frequency of the shape memory alloy absorber can be tuned online using a fuzzy logic controller to change the axial force of the shape memory alloy wires through phase transformation. In addition, we employed the finite element method to analyze the dynamic characteristics of the multimode platform structure and to evaluate the effectiveness of the shape memory alloy vibration absorber in terms of platform vibration attenuation. Experimental testing of the platform structure was conducted to verify its modal characteristics. By setting the two shape memory alloy tunable vibration absorbers on two adjacent sides of the platform at 90 degrees to each other and offset from the platform’s center axes, it is shown that all six modes can be covered for vibration absorption. The experiments show that the vibration due to all six mode modal excitations can be attenuated by more than 7.49 dB using the shape memory alloy tunable vibration absorber. Specifically, at the fourth, fifth, and sixth resonant modes, an average of 16.68 dB vibration suppression is observed. Overall, an average of 12.69 dB vibration suppression is achieved for resonant excitation of the entire platform structure when using the designed shape memory alloy tunable vibration absorber.


Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1099
Author(s):  
González-Sanz ◽  
Galé-Lamuela ◽  
Escolano-Margarit ◽  
Benavent-Climent

Shape memory alloys in the form of bars are increasingly used to control structures under seismic loadings. This study investigates the hysteretic behavior and the ultimate energy dissipation capacity of large-diameter NiTi bars subjected to low- and high-cycle fatigue. Several specimens are subjected to quasi-static and to dynamic cyclic loading at different frequencies. The influence of the rate of loading on the shape of the hysteresis loops is analysed in terms of the amount of dissipated energy, equivalent viscous damping, variations of the loading/unloading stresses, and residual deformations. It is found that the log-log scale shows a linear relationship between the number of cycles to failure and the normalized amount of energy dissipated in one cycle, both for low- and for high-cycle fatigue. Based on the experimental results, a numerical model is proposed that consists of two springs with different restoring force characteristics (flag-shape and elastic-perfectly plastic) connected in series. The model can be used to characterize the hysteretic behavior of NiTi bars used as energy dissipation devices in advanced earthquake resistant structures. The model is validated with shake table tests conducted on a reinforced concrete structure equipped with 12.7 mm diameter NiTi bars as energy dissipation devices.


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