Seismic retrofit of simply supported bridges using shape memory alloys

By Reginald DesRoches, M. Delemont. 2002

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Subfields: Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry

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In Civil and Structural Engineering

1. M. Alam
2. Gangbing Song
3. Moncef L. Nehdi
4. Maged A. Youssef
5. Hui Qian
6. Hongnan Li
7. Yi-Lung Mo
8. B. Smith

In Materials Chemistry

1. M. Alam
2. Maged A. Youssef
3. Moncef L. Nehdi
4. Gangbing Song
5. Hui Qian
6. Hongnan Li
7. B. Smith
8. John C. Wilson

Citations in the corpus

• Health monitoring and rehabilitation of a concrete structure using intelligent materials (2006, positive): “DesRoches and Delemont (2002) applied a full-scale SMA restrainer in a simply supported bridge for seismic retrofit. Leon et al (2001) utilized 30 mm diameter SMA tendons to enhance steel beam– column connections.”
• Utilizing shape memory alloys to enhance the performance and safety of civil infrastructure: a review (2007, background): “For instance, DesRoches and Delemont (2002) evaluated the efficacy of SMA restrainer bars through an analytical study of a multispan simply supported bridge subjected to a set of ground motion records.”
• Experimental Investigation on the Seismic Behavior of Beam-Column Joints Reinforced with Superelastic Shape Memory Alloys (2008, methodology): “Recent research in the application of SMAs in vibration control includes amongst others the work of DesRoches and Delemont [2002] and Wilde et al , [2000] .”
• Applications of shape memory alloys in civil structures (2006, background): “As shown in Fig. 12 ,D esRoches and Delemont [ 6 ]r eported their testing on a full-scale superelastic SMA bar used for seismic retrofit of simply support bridges and their simulation analysis on a multi-span simply supported bridge with the SMA restrainer.”
• Shape Memory Alloys for Seismic Response Modification: A State-of-the-Art Review (2005, background): “Subsequently, DesRoches and Andrawes (2002) and DesRoches and Delemont (2002) investigated the use of SMA restrainer bars to reduce excessive movement at abutments and intermediate deck joints.”
• Experimental investigations of building structure with a superelastic shape memory alloy friction damper subject to seismic loads (2016, background): “…SMAs laminated rubber bearings for highway bridge (Wilde et al 2000, Johnson et al 2008, Ozbulut and Hurlebaus 2011, Bhuiyan and Alam 2012), bridge restrainers (DesRoches and Delemont 2002, Andrawes and DesRoches 2005), and bridge cable devices (Li et al 2004, Dieng et al 2013, Torra et al 2013).”
• SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS IN SEISMIC RESISTANT DESIGN AND RETROFIT: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THEIR POTENTIAL AND LIMITATIONS (2004, methodology): “(Left) shape memory alloy restrainers used at intermediate hinges in bridge, and (right) relative hinge displacement comparison using conventional restrainers and SMA restrainers [DesRoches and Delemont, 2001].”