Seismic Assessment of RC Bridge Columns Retrofitted with Near-Surface Mounted Shape Memory Alloy Technique
From past earthquakes, it has been found that the large residual displacement of bridges after seismic events could be one of the major causes of instability and serviceability disruption of the bridge. The shape memory alloy bars have the ability to reduce permanent deformations of concrete structu...
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/7/1701 |