Smart Structures Theory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521866576)

The twenty-first century might be called the "Multifunctional Materials Age." The inspiration for multifunctional materials comes from nature, and therefore these are often referred to as bio-inspired materials. Bio-inspired materials encompass smart materials and structures, multifunctional materials, and nano-structured materials. This is a dawn of revolutionary materials that may provide a "quantum jump" in performance and multi-capability. This book focuses on smart materials, structures, and systems, which are also referred to as intelligent, adaptive, active, sensory, and metamorphic. The purpose of these materials from the perspective of smart systems is their ability to minimize life-cycle cost and/or expand the performance envelope. The ultimate goal is to develop biologically inspired multifunctional materials with the capability to adapt their structural characteristics (stiffness, damping, viscosity, etc.) as required, monitor their health condition, perform self-diagnosis and self-repair, morph their shape, and undergo significant controlled motion over a wide range of operating conditions.

Author: Inderjit Chopra, Jayant Sirohi
ISBN-10: 052186657X
ISBN-13: 9780521866576
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/30/2013
Pages: 920
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.45lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.00w x 1.60d