Self-Post-Tensioning for Concrete Beams Using Shape Memory Alloys

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sherif ◽  
Osman Ozbulut ◽  
Asheesh Landa ◽  
Reginald F. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Effect ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Heat Of Hydration ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Temperature Hysteresis ◽  
Post Tensioning

This study explores the use of shape memory alloys for self-post-tensioning concrete beams. SMAs have the ability to regain their original shape after being deformed up to 6–8% strain. This shape recovery is a result of an underlying reversible solid-solid phase transformation, which can be induced by either a stress (superelastic effect) or a temperature change (shape memory effect). The shape memory effect can be exploited to prestress concrete. The heat of hydration of grout can thermally activate SMA tendons to obtain self-post-tensioned (SPT) concrete. NiTi-based SMAs are promising due to their corrosion resistance and resistance against low frequency/cycle fatigue failure. NiTiNb alloys are a class of SMAs that exhibit a wide temperature hysteresis and transformation temperatures near the service temperatures required for practical application. Here, NiTiNb shape memory alloys are studied to design an optimized SMA that can be activated using hydration heat. The material design and characterization of the SMA tendons are discussed. The temperature increase due to the heat of hydration of four commercially available grouts is investigated. The bond behavior of SMA tendons is evaluated through pullout tests. Digital Image Correlation method is used for monitoring the slippage of the SMA tendons. The feasibility of developing SPT concrete is assessed through experimental studies. The use of SMAs, which possess high fatigue and corrosion resistance, as post-tensioning tendons in concrete members will increase the service life and provide life cycle cost savings for concrete bridges. The replacement of steel tendons with SMA prestressing tendons will prevent corrosion-induced deterioration of tendons in concrete structures. The use of heat of hydration of grout to activate the shape memory effect of SMA tendons will provide self-stressing capability. This will greatly simplify the tendon installation. The need for jacking equipment or electrical source will be eliminated.

On the impact of lattice parameter accuracy of atomistic simulations on the microstructure of Ni-Ti shape memory alloys

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo La Rosa ◽  
Francesco Maresca
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Effect ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Lattice Parameters ◽  
Atomistic Simulations ◽  
Interatomic Potentials ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Ni-Ti is a key shape memory alloy (SMA) system for applications, being cheap and having good mechanical properties. Recently, atomistic simulations of Ni-Ti SMAs have been used with the purpose of revealing the nano-scale mechanisms that control superelasticity and the shape memory effect, which is crucial to guide alloying or processing strategies to improve materials performance. These atomistic simulations are based on molecular dynamics modelling that relies on (empirical) interatomic potentials. These simulations must reproduce accurately the mechanism of martensitic transformation and the microstructure that it originates, since this controls both superelasticity and the shape memory effect. As demonstrated by the energy minimization theory of martensitic transformations [Ball, James (1987) Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, 100:13], the microstructure of martensite depends on the lattice parameters of the austenite and the martensite phases. Here, we compute the bounds of possible microstructural variations based on the experimental variations/uncertainties in the lattice parameter measurements. We show that both density functional theory and molecular dynamics lattice parameters are typically outside the experimental range, and that seemingly small deviations from this range induce large deviations from the experimental bounds of the microstructural predictions, with notable cases where unphysical microstructures are predicted to form. Therefore, our work points to a strategy for benchmarking and selecting interatomic potentials for atomistic modelling of shape memory alloys, which is crucial to modelling the development of martensitic microstructures and their impact on the shape memory effect.

Cold Bending a Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy Wire

2015 ◽  
Vol 661 ◽  
pp. 98-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuang-Jau Fann ◽  
Pao Min Huang
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory Alloy ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Effect ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Aging Treatment ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Solution Treatment Temperature

Because of being in possession of shape memory effect and superelasticity, Ni-Ti shape memory alloys have earned more intense gaze on the next generation applications. Conventionally, Ni-Ti shape memory alloys are manufactured by hot forming and constraint aging, which need a capital-intensive investment. To have a cost benefit getting rid of plenty of die sets, this study is aimed to form Ni-Ti shape memory alloys at room temperature and to age them at elevated temperature without any die sets. In this study, starting with solution treatments at various temperatures, which served as annealing process, Ni-rich Ni-Ti shape memory alloy wires were bent by V-shaped punches in different curvatures at room temperature. Subsequently, the wires were aged at different temperatures to have shape memory effect. As a result, springback was found after withdrawing the bending punch and further after the aging treatment as well. A higher solution treatment temperature or a smaller bending radius leads to a smaller springback, while a higher aging treatment temperature made a larger springback. This springback may be compensated by bending the wires in further larger curvatures to keep the shape accuracy as designed. To explore the shape memory effect, a reverse bending test was performed. It shows that all bent wires after aging had a shape recovery rate above 96.3% on average.

Effect of the Cutting Velocity and Heat Treatment on Turning Cutting Forces of an SMA Cu-Al-Be Alloys

2013 ◽  
Vol 758 ◽  
pp. 157-164
Author(s):  
Francisco Valdenor Pereira da Silva ◽  
José Paulo Vogel ◽  
Rodinei Medeiros Gomes ◽  
Tadeu Antonio de Azevedo Melo ◽  
Anna Carla Araujo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Shape Memory Effect ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Chip Formation ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Cutting Velocity ◽  
Resultant Forces

This work studies the effect of heat treatment and cutting velocities on machining cutting forces in turning of a Cu-11.8%Al-0.55%Be shape memory alloys. The heat treatment was performed to obtain samples with austenite and martensite microstructures. Cutting force was investigated using a 3-component dynamometer in several revolutions and data were analyzed using statistic tools. It was found that the resultant forces were higher in quenched alloy due to the presence of Shape Memory Effect. Chip formation occurred in a shorter time in the sample without the Shape Memory Effect.

scholarly journals Microstructure Formation in Cast TiZrHfCoNiCu and CoNiCuAlGaIn High Entropy Shape Memory Alloys: A Comparison

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetiana A. Kosorukova ◽  
Gregory Gerstein ◽  
Valerii V. Odnosum ◽  
Yuri N. Koval ◽  
Hans Jürgen Maier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Martensitic Transformation ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Effect ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Microstructure Characterization ◽  
Microstructure Formation ◽  
High Entropy

The present study is dedicated to the microstructure characterization of the as-cast high entropy intermetallics that undergo a martensitic transformation, which is associated with the shape memory effect. It is shown that the TiZrHfCoNiCu system exhibits strong dendritic liquation, which leads to the formation of martensite crystals inside the dendrites. In contrast, in the CoNiCuAlGaIn system the dendritic liquation allows the martensite crystals to form only in interdendritic regions. This phenomenon together with the peculiarities of chemical inhomogeneities formed upon crystallization of this novel multicomponent shape memory alloys systems will be analyzed and discussed.

A three-dimensional phenomenological model for shape memory alloys including two-way shape memory effect and plasticity

2019 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 103085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Scalet ◽  
Fabrizio Niccoli ◽  
Cedric Garion ◽  
Paolo Chiggiato ◽  
Carmine Maletta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Effect ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Phenomenological Model ◽  
Three Dimensional

Phase Constitution, Mechanical Property and Corrosion Resistance of the Ti-Nb Alloys

2006 ◽  
Vol 324-325 ◽  
pp. 655-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao Lai Wang ◽  
Yan Bo Wang ◽  
Yu Feng Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Effect ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Artificial Saliva ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Phase Constitution ◽  
Β Phase ◽  
Bending Strain ◽  
35Nb Alloy

Recently, people devote to the development of Ni-free shape memory alloys in order to avoid the Ni-hypersensitivity and toxicity and pursue absolute safety. The shape memory effect and superelasticity have been reported in the biomedical Ti-Nb based alloys. The purpose of this paper is to report the phase constitution, tensile property, shape memory effect and corrosion resistance of the Ti-Nb alloys. The phase constitutions of the Ti-Nb alloys are investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results reveal that β+α′′ phases are presented in the Ti-35Nb alloy and only β phase in the Ti-52Nb alloy at room temperature. The tensile test and bending tests indicate that the Ti-35Nb alloy exhibits shape memory effect. The shape recovery ratio is near to 80% when the bending strain is 4.4% and decreases with the increase of the total bending strain. The corrosion resistance of the Ti-Nb alloys in the Hank's solution and artificial saliva (pH=7.4) at 37 are investigated by OCP, Tafel and anodic polarization methods. The results indicate that the Ti-35Nb alloy has a better corrosion resistance in the artificial saliva and can replace the Ti-Ni alloy in the dental application. In the non-oral condition, the Ti-52Nb alloy may be preferable.

A Constitutive Model for Shape Memory Alloys Involving Transformation, Reorientation and Plasticity

2013 ◽  
Vol 535-536 ◽  
pp. 105-108
Author(s):  
Xiang He Peng ◽  
Min Mei Chen ◽  
Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Effect ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Transformation Rule ◽  
Constitutive Behavior ◽  
Plastic Parts

A constitutive model is developed for shape memory alloys (SMAs) based on the concept that an SMA is a mixture composed of austenite and martensite. The deformation of the martensite is separated into elastic, thermal, reorientation and plastic parts, and that of the austenite is separated into elastic, thermal and plastic parts. The volume fraction of each phase is determined with the modified Tanaka’s transformation rule. The typical constitutive behavior of some SMAs, including pseudoelasticity, shape memory effect, plastic deformation as well as its effects, is analyzed.

Modeling of Martensite Accommodation Effect on Mechanical Behavior of Shape Memory Alloys

1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Evard ◽  
A. E. Volkov
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Effect ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Qualitative Agreement ◽  
Strain Accumulation ◽  
Good Qualitative Agreement

An approach has been presented to account for micro-plastic deformation and stress produced by accommodation of martensite. This has made it possible to describe such phenomena as incomplete recovery of strain, strain accumulation at thermocycling, and repeated two-way shape memory effect. Results of modeling are in good qualitative agreement with experimental data.

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