Cyclic testing and assessment of shape memory alloy recentering systems

In an effort to mitigate damage caused by earthquakes to the built environment, civil engineers have been commissioned to research, design, and build increasingly robust and resilient structural systems. Innovative means to accomplish this task have emerged, such as integrating Shape Memory Alloys...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Speicher, Matthew S.
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2010
Subjects:
SMA
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33834