Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies (SMST) (September 21-25, 2008): 4 C - Engineering Applications II

17 4 C - Engineering Applications II

Thursday, September 25, 2008: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Auditorium (Palazzo dei Congressi di Stresa)
Session Chair:
Dr. Darel E. Hodgson, PhD
11:00 AM
Damping in Civil Engineering using SMA. The choice of the alloys (CuAlBe and NiTi)
Prof. Vicenç Torra, Polytechnical University of Catalonia, Esc. Tec. Sup. Eng. Camins, C. i Ports de Barcelona; A. Isalgue, Polytechnical University of Catalonia, Esc. Tec. Sup. Eng. Camins, C. i Ports de Barcelona; C. Auguet, Polytechnical University of Catalonia, Esc. Tec. Sup. Eng. Camins, C. i Ports de Barcelona; F. Martorell, Polytechnical University of Catalonia, Esc. Tec. Sup. Eng. Camins, C. i Ports de Barcelona; Dr. Francisco C. Lovey, Centro Atomico Bariloche and Instituto Balseiro; Hugo Soul, Centro Atomico Bariloche and Instituto Balseiro; Mr. Patrick Terriault, Ecole de technologie superieure
11:15 AM
Feasibility investigation of superelastic effect devices for seismic isolation applications
Mr. Gabriele Attanasi, European School for Advanced Studies in Reduction of Seismic Risk, ROSE School; Prof. Ferdinando Auricchio, Università degli Studi di Pavia; Mr. Cesare Crosti, Agom International
11:30 AM
Effects of Composition and Working Conditions on Transformation in NiTi Shape Memory Springs
Mr. Luca Fumagalli, SAES Getters S.p.A; Francesco Butera, SAES Getters S.p.A; Alberto Coda, SAES Getters S.p.A
11:45 AM
Seismic Rehabilitation of Bridges Using Nitinol Cables
Prof. Reginald DesRoches, Georgia Institute of Technology; Prof. Jamie Padgett, Rice University; Dr. Darel E. Hodgson, PhD, Nitinol Technology, Inc.
12:00 PM
High Impact Absorbing Motorcycle Helmet Shell
Dr. Stefano Agostinetto, AGV SpA; Mr. Ettore Rossini, eXtreme Materials Srl; Alberto Coda, SAES Getters S.p.A; Mr. Luca Fumagalli, SAES Getters S.p.A
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