Analytical and Numerical Investigation of Knee Brace Equipped with a Shape Memory Alloy Damper

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Element type</td><td class="align_center">Section (mm)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Beam</td><td class="align_center">WF 125 × 125 × 23.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Column</td><td class="align_center">WF 100 × 100 × 17.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Brace</td><td class="align_center">C-channels 100 × 50 × 5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Knee damper</td><td class="align_center">SHS 60 × 60 × 4.5</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Properties of sections used in the knee system.</div>

Shock and Vibration

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Table 1: Analytical and Numerical Investigation of Knee Brace Equipped with a Shape Memory Alloy Damper 