Shape Memory Alloy (SMA): A Smart Material for Smart and Resilient Systems

Dear colleagues,

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are high-performance metallic materials that have attracted significant research attention recently in the field of civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering. This Special Issue will focus on the theory and application of SMAs in order to understand the response of these materials to external stimuli such as force, displacement, temperature, magnetic fields, irradiation, and corrosive media toward smarter and more resilient societies.

It will showcase some of the latest efforts advancing the frontiers of structural and mechanical engineering by utilizing SMAs. Topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Smart Vibration Control Systems Utilizing SMAs;
• Smart Dampers Utilizing SMAs;
• Smart Seismic Isolation Systems Utilizing SMAs;
• Smart Structural Systems Utilizing SMAs;
• Re-Centring Ability of SMA-Based Systems;
• Corrosion and Ageing Resistance of SMA-Based Systems;
• Hysteresis Behavior of SMA-Based Systems;
• Applications of SMAs in Real Structures;
• SMA-Based Seismic Retrofitting and Rehabilitation;
• Macro-Modeling and Numerical Simulation of SMA-Based Systems/Devices;
• The High Damping Capacity of Shape Memory Alloys;
• Superelastic Properties of SMAs;
• Resilient Structures and Infrastructure.

Dr. Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Noori
Prof. Dr. Paolo Gardoni
Prof. Dr. Shaofan Li
Dr. Farhad Aslani
Guest Editors

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