Experimental Investigation on the Behavior of Bracing Damper Systems by Utilizing Metallic Yielding and Recentering Material Devices

Figure 16

Force and displacement curves for SMA materials subjected to different loading speeds. (a) SMA-1 (0.033 mm/sec). (b) SMA-2 (0.165 mm/sec). (c) SMA-3 (0.330 mm/sec). (d) SMA-4 (1.650 mm/sec). (e) SMA-5 (3.300 mm/sec).

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)