Intelligent Materials and Structures

by Haim Abramovich

Overview

This new edition of our 2016 book provides insight into designing intelligent materials and structures for special application in engineering. Literature is updated throughout and a new chapter on optics fibers has been added. The book discusses simulation and experimental determination of physical material properties, such as piezoelectric effects, shape memory, electro-rheology, and distributed control for vibrations minimization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110726695
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	10/25/2021
Series:	De Gruyter Textbook
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	494
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Haim Abramovich received his B.Sc. in 1975 and his M.Sc. in 1978 at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He became a research fellow at the Aerospace Department at Delft University(The Netherlands) and graduated in 1983 at the Technion in Israel. He worked at the Fuse Department, Telkoor Electronics Ltd., and as a guest professor at the "Institut für Leichtbau und Seilbahntechnik" at the ETH Zürich (Switzerland). Since 1990 he is professor at the Technion in Israel, where he teaches a course on "Intelligent Structures" for undergraduate and graduate students.

Table of Contents

From the contents:

Intelligent materials

Intelligent structures

Active and passive damping

Piezoelectric effects

Shape memory alloy

Electro-rheological fluids

Classical lamination theory

Higher order theories

Anisotropic structure with piezoelectric layers - equations of motion for beams

Actuators and sensors

Dynamic models

Distributed control to reduce vibrations

Laboratory applications

Editorial Reviews

"In conclusion, many students and researchers from microengineering to materials sciences may find some or all sections of the book useful; it contains many details, particularly on continuum models of mechanical properties of materials and their coupling to external stimuli. An extensive list of relevant literature is provided for both the experts and students who need to orient themselves in depth in the various fields. In particular, piezoelectric materials and their applications receive ample coverage."
Gertjan Koster in: Acta Cryst. (2017), B73, 1196-1197

From the Publisher