Assess the Effectiveness of SMA on Response of Steel Connection with PT Strands

Using the post-tensioned (PT) elements can significantly plummet the persistent damages and the relevant costs to post-earthquake repair and maintenance, facing earthquake hazards. Rooted in a PT self-centering steel connection, the deformation and residual drift of the main members are limited to the linear elastic branch derived from existence of steel strands by omitting the gap between beam-column connections. The shape memory alloys (SMA)...