Seismic performance of steel mega braced frames equipped with shape-memory alloy braces under near-fault earthquakes

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davoud Vafaei ◽  
Reyhaneh Eskandari
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory Alloy ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Braced Frames ◽  
Near Fault ◽  
Near Fault Earthquakes

Incremental Dynamic Analysis of Shape Memory Alloy Braced Steel Frames

2014 ◽  
Vol 680 ◽  
pp. 263-266
Author(s):  
Saber Moradi ◽  
M. Shahria Alam
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory Alloy ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Steel Frames ◽  
Incremental Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Braced Frames ◽  
Earthquake Excitation ◽  
Uniform Drift ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braced Frames

Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA) is a technique to determine the overall seismic performance of structures under varied intensities of earthquakes. In this paper, the seismic performance of four-story steel braced frames equipped with superelastic Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) braces is assessed by performing IDA. The seismic response of SMA-braced frames was compared to that of corresponding Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames (BRBFs). Based on the results of this comparative study, the SMA-braced frames were generally effective in reducing maximum interstory drifts and permanent roof deformations. In addition, the SMA-braced frames demonstrated more uniform drift distribution over the height of the building. As the intensity of earthquake excitation increases, a higher response reduction can be expected for SMA-braced frames.

Peak and residual responses of steel moment-resisting and braced frames under pulse-like near-fault earthquakes

2018 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 579-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Fang ◽  
Qiuming Zhong ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Shuling Hu ◽  
Canxing Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Braced Frames ◽  
Near Fault ◽  
Moment Resisting ◽  
Near Fault Earthquakes

Seismic Performance of Concrete Bridge Piers Reinforced with Hybrid Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) and Steel Bars

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 2050001
Author(s):  
Jize Mao ◽  
Daoguang Jia ◽  
Zailin Yang ◽  
Nailiang Xiang
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory Alloy ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Residual Deformation ◽  
Steel Reinforcement ◽  
Bridge Piers ◽  
Dissipated Energy ◽  
Concrete Bridge ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Hybrid Reinforcement

Lack of corrosion resistance and post-earthquake resilience will inevitably result in a considerable loss of function for concrete bridge piers with conventional steel reinforcement. As an alternative to steel reinforcement, shape memory alloy (SMA)-based reinforcing bars are emerging for improving the seismic performance of concrete bridge piers. This paper presents an assessment of concrete bridge piers with different reinforcement alternatives, namely steel reinforcement, steel-SMA hybrid reinforcement and SMA reinforcement. The bridge piers with different reinforcements are designed having a same lateral resistance, or in other words, the flexural capacities of plastic hinges are designed equal. Based on this, numerical studies are conducted to investigate the relative performance of different bridge piers under seismic loadings. Seismic responses in terms of the maximum drift, residual drift as well as dissipated energy are obtained and compared. The results show that all the three cases with different reinforcements exhibit similar maximum drifts for different earthquake magnitudes. The SMA-reinforced bridge pier has the smallest post-earthquake residual displacement and dissipated energy, whereas the steel-reinforced pier shows the opposite responses. The steel-SMA hybrid reinforcement can achieve a reasonable balance between the residual deformation and energy dissipation.

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