Seismic Performance Analysis of Mid-Rise Concrete Shear Wall Buildings Reinforced with Superelastic Shape Memory Alloys

dc.contributor.advisorPalermo, Dan
dc.contributor.advisorCortes Puentes, Wilmar Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorMaciel, Marina
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-22T18:51:23Z
dc.date.available2019-11-22T18:51:23Z
dc.date.copyright2019-07
dc.date.issued2019-11-22
dc.date.updated2019-11-22T18:51:23Z
dc.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMASc - Master of Applied Science
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates the seismic performance of hybrid Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)-steel reinforced concrete shear walls containing Nickel-Titanium (Ni-Ti) superelastic SMA as alternative reinforcement in the plastic hinge region. This wall system permits self-centering with high levels of energy dissipation and significant reduction of permanent deformations. Conventional steel-reinforced concrete shear walls were designed for a prototype 10-storey office building, assuming seismic design scenarios in eastern and western Canada. Equivalent hybrid SMA-steel reinforced concrete shear walls were defined following the designed cross-sections of the conventional walls. Full-scale, 2-D finite element models of the walls were developed and subjected to nonlinear, static and time-history analyses, employing historical and simulated ground motion records for the latter. The numerical results confirmed the superior self-centering capacity of the hybrid SMA-steel reinforced walls, showing potential to optimize the seismic performance of reinforced concrete buildings, particularly in high seismic zones, by controlling residual deformations and reducing damage.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/36752
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectCivil engineering
dc.subject.keywordsEarthquake engineering
dc.subject.keywordsSeismic design
dc.subject.keywordsReinforced concrete
dc.subject.keywordsShear walls
dc.subject.keywordsShape memory alloys
dc.subject.keywordsSelf-centering
dc.subject.keywordsNumerical simulation
dc.subject.keywordsFinite element analysis
dc.subject.keywordsNonlinear time history analysis
dc.subject.keywordsDynamic analysis
dc.subject.keywordsReverse cyclic analysis
dc.titleSeismic Performance Analysis of Mid-Rise Concrete Shear Wall Buildings Reinforced with Superelastic Shape Memory Alloys
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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