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Shape Memory Alloys for Civil Engineering (Second Volume)

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 3377

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Cheng Fang

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Department of Structural Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Interests: shape memory alloy; civil engineering; self-centering; resilience; damping
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Prof. Dr. Canxing Qiu

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Faculty of Architecture, Civil And Transportation Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Interests: shape memory alloy; self-centering; earthquake engineering; resilience
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Dr. Yue Zheng

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Department of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Interests: SMA-based resilient bridge structures; novel bridge structral systems against earthquakes; ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); engineered cementitious composite material (ECC); life-cycle management of bridges; machine learning application in bridge engineering
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are capable of recovering large strains, either spontaneously or by heating, depending on their thermal–mechanical state. Since their early development in the 1960s, SMAs have been successfully applied in the medical, aerospace, robotic, and automobile industries. The consideration of SMAs as emerging materials for civil engineering started in the 1990s, and great research progress has been made since then. However, the practical application of SMAs to the construction industry has not been common, partially due to insufficient engineering-oriented design approaches and a lack of effective knowledge exchange between the communities of material scientists and civil engineers. This Special Issue plans to provide an overview of the most recent advances in the field of SMA research and applications in civil engineering. It aims to help remove knowledge barriers across disciplines, and sheds considerable light on the opportunity to commercialize SMA products in the construction industry.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Advanced modelling of SMA;
  • Heat treatment strategies for SMA;
  • SMA-based self-centering structural elements, devices and members;
  • SMA for structural retrofitting;
  • Performance-based design of structural systems incorporating SMA;
  • Development and application of new classes of SMA;
  • New SMA elements and devices.

Dr. Cheng Fang
Prof. Dr. Canxing Qiu
Dr. Yue Zheng
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • shape memory alloy
  • civil engineering
  • self-centering
  • resilience
  • damping

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Superelastic Nickel–Titanium (NiTi)-Based Smart Alloys for Enhancing the Performance of Concrete Structures
by Mohammad J. Alshannag, Ali S. Alqarni and Mahmoud M. Higazey
Materials 2023, 16(12), 4333; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16124333 - 12 Jun 2023
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Recent advances in materials science have led to the development of smart materials that can continuously adapt to different loading conditions and changing environment to meet the growing demand for smart structural systems. The unique characteristics of superelastic NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) [...] Read more.
Recent advances in materials science have led to the development of smart materials that can continuously adapt to different loading conditions and changing environment to meet the growing demand for smart structural systems. The unique characteristics of superelastic NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) have attracted the attention of structural engineers worldwide. SMAs are metallic materials that can retrieve their original shape upon exposure to various temperatures or loading/unloading conditions with minimal residual deformation. SMAs have found increasing applications in the building industry because of their high strength, high actuation and damping capacities, good durability, and superior fatigue resistance. Despite the research conducted on the structural applications of SMAs during the previous decades, the existing literature lacks reviews on their recent uses in building industry such as prestressing concrete beams, seismic strengthening of footing–column connections, and fiber-reinforced concrete. Furthermore, scarce research exists on their performance under corrosive environments, elevated temperatures, and intensive fires. Moreover, the high manufacturing cost of SMA and the lack of knowledge transfer from research to practice are the main obstacles behind their limited use in concrete structures. This paper sheds light on the latest progress made in the applications of SMA in reinforced concrete structures during the last two decades. In addition, the paper concludes with the recommendations and future opportunities associated with expanding the use of SMA in civil infrastructures. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Shape Memory Alloys for Civil Engineering (Second Volume))
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