A Review on:Shape Memory Alloy and its Application in Civil Structures

Shape memory alloy is a unique material and has found increasing application in many research areas. A shape memory alloy has an ability to undergo large deformation up to 6 to 8 percent and can also regain its undeformed shape by removal of stress or by heating. Due to this unique property,research effort has been extended by using shape memory alloy for control of civil structures. The report includes the fundamental characteristic of shape memory alloy, some of the application of shape memory alloy in civil structures, and the constitutive modeling of shape memory alloys.