Behavior of concrete beam with embedded
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Zongcai Deng; Qingbin Li; Hongjun Sun
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Article
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2006
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Elsevier Science
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English
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This paper deals with the behavior of concrete beams actuated by embedded shape memory alloy (SMA for short) wires through an extensive experimental program. Ti-50wt.% NiTi SMA wires were used. Electrical power was used to heat the SMA wires. Some of the factors affecting the deflection of the beam