Research Article

Performance of Seismic Restrainer with SMA Springs for Sliding Isolation of Single-Layer Spherical Lattice Shells

Table 1

Values of parameters for nonlinear element of SMA spring restrainer.

ComponentNonlinear elementPerformance parameters
Yield force (kN)Yield displacement (mm)Post yield stiffness ratioYield exponent

SMA springsMulti-linear elastic7.4520.594—
Plastic (Wen)5202