Buildings

Due to the dynamic characteristics of natural events, innovative concepts and engineered systems for energy dissipation in buildings have recently been proposed. Several SMA-based original systems and devices have been designed to dissipate a part of the seismic energy and to reduce earthquake forces acting on the structure. SMAs have been integrated within these devices in many possible shapes and configurations, such as single and stranded wires, ribbons, strips, tubing, and bars, adding excellent key features to civil engineering applications. A collection of such SMA-based applications in buildings is presented, subdivided in sections based on the practical domain.