Experiment and Analysis of Smart Concrete Beam Strengthened Using Shape Memory Alloy Wires

2008 ◽  
Vol 400-402 ◽  
pp. 371-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya Chuan Kuang ◽  
Jin Ping Ou

Shape memory alloy (SMA) has many potential applications as an actuator in smart material systems due to its abilities of shape memory, pseudo-elasticity, high damping and wear resistant. In this paper, a smart concrete beam has been developed by taking advantage of the shape memory effect of SMA and the characteristic of applying large forces on the resisting member in the transformation of SMA on heating. Deformation behavior and influence of factors on the deformation behavior of SAM smart concrete beam were investigated experimentally. Actuation mechanics of SMA was analyzed. Experimental results show that SMA wires significantly increase structural survivability and allow structural to recover from residual deformation by damaged earthquake and typhoon, and the crack almost closes completely after electrically heating the SMA wires. The number or areas of SMA wires has no influence on the tendency of deformation during loading and the tendency of reversion by heating. An increasing of the initial pre-strain of SMA wire can significantly improve the capacity of self-restoration of SMA concrete beams, but the steel main bars play a very negative role in reducing residual deformation.

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 63-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Malagisi ◽  
S. Marfia ◽  
E. Sacco ◽  
J. Toti

2012 ◽  
Vol 226-228 ◽  
pp. 1157-1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Cui ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Ping Guan

As a smart material, the study of shape memory alloy in civil engineering mainly in the self-monitoring and self-repairing of concrete beams, earthquake resistance and reinforcement of concrete columns, seismic damping of concrete structures, etc. The development of shape memory alloy and its main features are outlined; research progress of the shape memory effect and superelasticity of shape memory alloys in smart concrete application are introduced; the factors which affect the development of smart concrete structure and the development direction are pointed out.


Author(s):  
V A Sheremetyev ◽  
O Akhmadkulov ◽  
V S Komarov ◽  
A V Korotitsky ◽  
S P Galkin ◽  
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1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaushik Bhattacharya

Shape-memory Alloys are attractive for many potential applications. In an attempt to provide ideas and guidelines for the development of new shape-memory alloys, this paper reports on a series of investigations that examine the reasons in the crystallography that make (i) shape-memory alloys special amongst martensites and (ii) Nickel-Titanium special among shape-memory alloys.


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