Stability of elements require determination of their dimension, such that
the resulting displacement under static or thermal loads are acceptable.
Those elements have to resist the applied loads so that the structure or any
element does not loss c
onstancy. The most important criteria for stability
is represented via element curvature under the influence of load, that load
is of any type or in any position. Therefor this paper presents derivation
of a theoretical equation to calculate the deflection generated from
heating variation between the top and bottom surface of simple steel
beam, by means of heating transfer expression.
In this paper the effect of the distinctive properties of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)
―the ability to undergo large deformation and restore it after stress removal‖ has been
studied to see to what degree it may affect the structural performance of mul
ti-storey tall
buildings.
Using ANSYS software, two 3D Finite Element (FE) models are built for a
composite multi-storey building (20 story) which is resistant to lateral loads by bracing
system. One of them is with steel bracing and the other is with SMA bracing. Both models
take into account nonlinear material properties of elements and geometric nonlinearity.
The model with SMA material shows improved performance compared with the
model of steel bracing in terms of residual deformations and ductile performance.
