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1	Smart Structures: Analysis and Design more books like this by Dr. A V Srinivasan, D Michael McFarland add to wishlist Smart structures and structural components have unusual abilities: they can sense a change in temperature, pressure, or strain; diagnose a problem; and initiate an appropriate action in order to preserve structural integrity and continue to perform their intended functions. Smart structures can also store processes in memory and learn to repeat ... see all copies from $6.71! new only from $9.98! \| first editions
2	Engineering Analysis of Smart Material Systems more books like this by Donald J Leo add to wishlist The book provides a pedagogical approach that emphasizes the physical processes of active materials and the design and control of engineering systems. It will also be a reference text for practicing engineers who might understand the basic principles of active materials but have an interest in learning more about specific applications. The text ... see all copies from $90.84! new only from $90.84! \| SVS
3	An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Dynamic Materials more books like this by Konstantin A Lurie add to wishlist This book gives a mathematical treatment of a novel concept in material science that characterizes the properties of dynamic materials - that is, material substances whose properties are variable in space and time. Unlike conventional composites that are often found in nature, dynamic materials are mostly the products of modern technology ... see all copies from $21.82! new only from $21.82! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Stimuli-Responsive Water Soluble and Amphiphilic Polymers more books like this by Charles L McCormick (Editor) add to wishlist Driven by the dual needs for technologically smart and environmentally compatible materials synthesized, dispersed, and delivered in water or aqueous media, this book examines current developments in this rapidly growing area in polymer science. Chapters examine the relationships between fundamental polymer structure and physical behavior in ... see all copies from $33.50! new only from $62.50! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Smart Structures: Blurring the Distinction Between the Living and the Nonliving more books like this by Vinod K Wadhawan add to wishlist A structure is an assembly that serves an engineering function. A smart structure is one that serves this function smartly, i.e. by responding adaptively in a pre-designed useful and efficient manner to changing environmental conditions. Adaptive behaviour of one or more materials constituting a smart structure requires nonlinear response. This ... see all copies from $50.29! new only from $76.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Intelligent Materials more books like this by Professor Mohsen Shahinpoor (Editor), Hans-Jorg Schneider (Editor) add to wishlist From the nanoscale to the macroscopic scale, intelligent materials are triggering a response across both dimensions and scientific disciplines...World class, leading experts in the fields of chemistry, physics and engineering have contributed to Intelligent Materials, highlighting the importance of smart material science in the 21st century. In ... see all copies from $132.00! new only from $132.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Adaptronics and Smart Structures more books like this by Daniel J Jendritza, Hartmut Hanocha, Hartmut Janocha add to wishlist Adaptronics is the term encompassing technical fields that have become known internationally under the names "smart materials", "intelligent structures", and "smart structures". Adaptronics contributes to the optimisation of systems and products. It bridges the gap between material and system or product, and incorporates the search for multi ... see all copies from $57.65! new only from $57.65! \| first editions
8	Field Responsive Polymers: Electroresponsive, Photoresponsive, and Responsive Polymers in Chemistry and Biology more books like this by Ishrat M Khan (Editor), Joycelyn S Harrison add to wishlist Field responsive polymers, or smart polymers, will play a key role in the emergence of a wide array of new devices such as those manufactured by the aerospace, communications, and biomedical industries. The twenty-two chapters in this volume present state-of-the-art research and discuss some of the potential applications of electroresponsive, ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $59.40!
9	Smart Electronic Materials: Fundamentals and Applications more books like this by Jasprit Singh add to wishlist Smart materials respond rapidly to external stimuli to alter their physical properties. They are used in devices that are driving advances in modern information technology and have applications in electronics, optoelectronics, sensors, memories and other areas. This book fully explains the physical properties of these materials, including ... see all copies from $27.30! new only from $84.92! \| first editions
10	Integrated Smart Sensors more books like this by Johan H Huijsing, Gert Van Der Horn, Gert Van Der Horn add to wishlist The calibration procedure that is required for manufacturing accurate sensors is, presently, time-consuming and difficult to automate. Hence, it contributes considerably to the sensor fabrication costs. "Integrated Smart Sensors: Design and Calibration" explains how to include a digitally programmable calibration feature in an integrated smart ... see all copies from $109.99! new only from $196.98! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Encyclopedia and Handbook of Materials, Parts and Finishes more books like this by Mel M Schwartz add to wishlist During the past two decades, higher processing temperatures, more efficient engines at higher temperatures, and the use of a vacuum environment have led to the development of a number of important processing, fabrication, and industrial techniques, resulting in new material forms including: matrix composites, nano- and functionally graded ... see all copies from $209.05! new only from $265.87! \| SVS
12 view cover	Smart Material Systems and Mems: Design and Development Methodologies more books like this by Vijay K Varadan, K J Vinoy, S Gopalakrishnan add to wishlist Presenting unified coverage of the design and modeling of smart micro-- and macrosystems, this book addresses fabrication issues and outlines the challenges faced by engineers working with smart sensors in a variety of applications. Part I deals with the fundamental concepts of a typical smart system and its constituent components. Preliminary ... see all copies from $68.98! new only from $68.98!
13 view cover	Iutam Symposium on Smart Structures and Structronic Systems more books like this by Ulrich Gabbert (Editor), H S Tzou (Editor) add to wishlist This volume contains contributions presented at the IUTAM Symposium on Smart Structures and Structronic Systems, held in Magdeburg, Germany, 26-29 September 2000. Synergistic integration of smart materials, structures, sensors, actuators and control electronics has redefined the concept of structures from a conventional passive elastic system to ... see all copies from $171.00! new only from $171.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Smart Materials & Structures more books like this by Mukesh V Gandhi, B S Thompson add to wishlist This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the embryonic field of smart materials and structures, and also presents a state-of-the-art review of the sub-disciplines of the field. It informs readers of the technical challenges to the commercialisation of products incorporating these material technologies. see all copies from $47.99! new only from $47.99! \| SVS
15 view cover	Encyclopedia of Smart Materials more books like this by Mel M Schwartz (Editor) add to wishlist Smart materials-materials and structures that can impart information about their environment to an observer or monitoring device-are revolutionizing fields as diverse as engineering, optics, and medical technology. Advances in smart materials are impacting disciplines across the scientific and technological landscape. Now, practictioners and ... see all copies from $407.74! new only from $407.74!
16 view cover	Smart Devices: Modeling of Material Systems: An International Workshop: IIT Madras, Cennai, India, 10-12 January 2009 more books like this by Srinivasan M Sivakumar (Editor), Vidyashankar Buravalla (Editor), Arun R Srinivasa (Editor) add to wishlist The SDMoMS workshop provided a forum for exchange of ideas between the smart material modeling community and the design community. The possibility of a common modeling framework was explored to come up with modeling tools and to enable designers with exercising their choice of materials from an array of existing smart materials, gather material ... see all copies from $132.88! new only from $132.88! \| SVS
17 view cover	Smart Light-Responsive Materials: Azobenzene-Containing Polymers and Liquid Crystals more books like this by Yue Zhao, Tomiki Ikeda (Editor) add to wishlist This book reviews the cutting-edge significant research in the field of smart light-responsive materials based on azobenzene polymers and liquid crystals. Emphasis is placed on the discovery of new phenomena from the past 5 years, their underlying mechanisms, new functionalities, and properties achieved through rational design. Edited by leading ... see all copies from $108.59! new only from $114.50! \| SVS
18 view cover	Conductive Electroactive Polymers: Intelligent Materials Systems, Second Edition more books like this by Wallace Gordon, Gordon G Wallace, Geoffrey M Spinks add to wishlist From the authors' preface: "As we enter the era of intelligent materials and embark upon a new approach to material design, synthesis, and system integration, certain groups of materials will emerge as champions." Standing high among these champions are conductive electroactive polymers (CEPs), which appear destined to play a central role in the ... see all copies from $175.00! new only from $210.71!
19 view cover	Vibration control of active structures an introduction more books like this by Preumont add to wishlist This book consists of 14 chapters. Chapters 2 and 3 are devoted to the dynamics of active structures; the open loop transfer functions are derived from the constitutive equations; the discussion includes active trusses with piezoelectric struts, and beams and shells with embedded laminar piezoelectric actuators and sensors. Chapters 4 and 5 ... see all copies from $81.66! new only from $81.66! \| SVS
20 view cover	Introduction to Ferroic Materials more books like this by Vinod K Wadhawan, Wadhawan Wadhawan add to wishlist Ferroic materials are important, not only because of the improved understanding of condensed matter, but also because of their present and potential device applications. This book presents a unified description of ferroic materials at an introductory level, with the unifying factor being the occurrence of nondisruptive phase transitions in ... see all copies from $141.99! new only from $141.99!
21 view cover	Smart Technologies for Safety Engineering more books like this by Jan Holnicki-Szulc (Editor) add to wishlist Smart technologies comprise a dynamic new interdisciplinary research field that encompasses a wide spectrum of engineering applications including, but not limited to, intelligent structures and materials, actuators, sensors and structural observability, control systems and software tools for the design of adaptive structures. Smart technologies ... see all copies from $113.95! new only from $113.95! \| SVS
22 view cover	Smart Structures and Materials more books like this by Brian Culshaw add to wishlist This book introduces the enabling concepts that make up the so-called "smart structure" and presents a number of brief case studies to illustrate the applications of these concepts. Bringing together technologies system concepts, case studies and applications, this volume examines the domains of the individual technologies and defines the ... see all copies from $14.85! new only from $70.00!
23 view cover	Smart Materials and Technologies in Architecture more books like this by Michelle Addington, Daniel Schodek, D Michelle Addington add to wishlist Today, architects and designers are beginning to look toward developments in new 'smart' or 'intelligent' materials and technologies for solutions to long-standing problems in building design. However, these new materials have so far been applied in a diverse but largely idiosyncratic nature, because relatively few architects have access to ... see all copies from $79.62! new only from $79.62!
24 view cover	Smart Materials more books like this by Mel Schwartz (Editor) add to wishlist This title explores state-of-the-art work from the world's foremost scientists, engineers, educators, and practitioners in the field. Why use smart materials? Since most smart materials do not add mass, engineers can endow structures with built-in responses to a myriad of contingencies. In their various forms, these materials can adapt to their ... see all copies from $119.75! new only from $119.75!
25 view cover	Dynamics of Advanced Materials and Smart Structures more books like this by Kazumi Watanabe (Editor), Franz Ziegler (Editor) add to wishlist Two key words for mechanical engineering in the future are Micro and Intelligence. Materials and structures, which have self-sensing diagnosis and actuating system, called intelligent or smart, are of growing importance in advanced technology. The IUTAM symposium on Dynamics of Advanced Materials and Smart Structures aimed at a fusion of materials ... see all copies from $158.71! new only from $158.71! \| first editions \| SVS

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