IUTAM Symposium on Transformation Problems in Composite and Active Materials: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Cairo, Egypt, 9-12 March 1997

The field of composite materials has seen substantial development in the past decade, New composite systems are being continually developed for various applications. Among such systems are metal, intermetallic, and superalloy matrix composites, carbon-carbon composites as well as polymer matrix composites. At the same time, a new discipline has emerged of active or smart materials, which are often constructed as composite or heterogeneous media and structures. One unifying theme in these di...