[PDF] Special Issue Design Modelling And Experiments Of Adaptive Structures And Smart Systems eBook

Author : Haim Abramovich
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 28,81 MB
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3110389436

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Intelligent Materials and Structures provides exceptional insights into designing intelligent materials and structures for special applications in engineering. The author introduces the fundamental materials science involved in research endeavors and simultaneously reviews the current state-of-the-art of intelligent materials and structures. Separate chapters are devoted to the thorough examination of theory and application of laminated composite materials, Piezoelectricity, Shape Memory Alloys, Electro- and Magnetorheological fluids as well as Magneto- and Electrostrictive materials. Each chapter contains numerous equations and figures describing theories, models and behavior of the intelligent material discussed. Special attention is paid to applications of intelligent materials to various structures in the aerospace and medical sector, piezoelectric motors as well as piezoelectric and electromagnetic energy harvesting. Contents: Introduction to Intelligent Materials and Structures Laminated Composite Materials Piezoelectricity Shape Memory Alloys Electrorheological and Magnetorheological Fluids Magnetostrictive and Electrostrictive Materials Applications of Intelligent Materials in Structures Energy Harvesting using Intelligent Materials Index

Author : Vicente Lopes Junior
Publisher : Springer
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 43,69 MB
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319299824

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Written by a team of experts that has been working together for several years in the context of a research network involving international institutions, this book brings several applications related to smart material systems such as vibration and noise control, structural health monitoring, energy harvesting and shape memory alloys. Furthermore, this book also provides basic knowledge on the fundamentals of smart material systems and structures. Consequently, the present title serves as an important resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, it serves as a guide for engineers and scientists working with smart structures and materials both with an application and basic research perspective. Smart material systems and structures represent a new paradigm which is increasing the capabilities of engineering systems. Adaptability and versatility are some important aspects related to such systems. In brief, research on smart materials is characterized by synergistically combining different physical features, such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, and magnetic. As a result, smart material technologies have a huge potential to enhance the performance of engineering structures opening unlimited opportunities to innovation and economic benefits.

Author : Hartmut Janocha
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 28,67 MB
Release : 2007-10-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3540719679

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Adaptronic structures and systems are engineered to adjust automatically to variable operating and environmental conditions, through the use of feedback control. The authors of this book have taken on the task of comprehensively describing the current state of the art in this highly modern and broadly interdisciplinary field. The book presents selected examples of applications, and goes on to demonstrate current development trends.

Author : Norman Wereley
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 44,58 MB
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1351355732

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First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.