1. Date of download: 5/31/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Theoretical and Experimental Studies for the Application of Shape Memory Alloys in Civil Engineering J. Eng. Mater. Technol. 2006;128(3):302-311. doi:10.1115/1.2203106 Equivalent viscous damping ratio of SMA braces as a function of displacement amplitude (T=20°C, f=1Hz) Figure Legend:

2. Date of download: 5/31/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Theoretical and Experimental Studies for the Application of Shape Memory Alloys in Civil Engineering J. Eng. Mater. Technol. 2006;128(3):302-311. doi:10.1115/1.2203106 Changes in the fundamental frequency of vibration of unbraced and SMA-braced models, while increasing PGA Figure Legend:

3. Date of download: 5/31/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Theoretical and Experimental Studies for the Application of Shape Memory Alloys in Civil Engineering J. Eng. Mater. Technol. 2006;128(3):302-311. doi:10.1115/1.2203106 Force-displacement behaviors exhibited by SMA braces during the test at 0.88g PGA Figure Legend:

4. Date of download: 5/31/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Theoretical and Experimental Studies for the Application of Shape Memory Alloys in Civil Engineering J. Eng. Mater. Technol. 2006;128(3):302-311. doi:10.1115/1.2203106 Floor displacement-time histories, recorded during the test at 0.88g PGA, on the SMA-braced model Figure Legend:

5. Date of download: 5/31/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Theoretical and Experimental Studies for the Application of Shape Memory Alloys in Civil Engineering J. Eng. Mater. Technol. 2006;128(3):302-311. doi:10.1115/1.2203106 Comparison between the thermal behavior of a steel tie-rod with and without TCB Figure Legend:

6. Date of download: 5/31/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Theoretical and Experimental Studies for the Application of Shape Memory Alloys in Civil Engineering J. Eng. Mater. Technol. 2006;128(3):302-311. doi:10.1115/1.2203106 Hysteresis subloops of a SMA wire sample during tensile test at 1Hz frequency of loading, representing the cyclic behavior of TCB during an earthquake Figure Legend: