Ebook: Smart Structures: Requirements and Potential Applications in Mechanical and Civil Engineering

Smart (intelligent) structures have been the focus of a great deal of recent research interest. In this book, leading researchers report the state of the art and discuss new ideas, results and trends in 43 contributions, covering fundamental research issues, the role of intelligent monitoring in structural identification and damage assessment, the potential of automatic control systems in achieving a desired structural behaviour, and a number of practical issues in the analysis and design of smart structures in mechanical and civil engineering applications.
Audience: A multidisciplinary reference for materials scientists and engineers in such areas as mechanical, civil, aeronautical, electrical, control, and computer engineering.

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Smart (intelligent) structures have been the focus of a great deal of recent research interest. In this book, leading researchers report the state of the art and discuss new ideas, results and trends in 43 contributions, covering fundamental research issues, the role of intelligent monitoring in structural identification and damage assessment, the potential of automatic control systems in achieving a desired structural behaviour, and a number of practical issues in the analysis and design of smart structures in mechanical and civil engineering applications.
Audience: A multidisciplinary reference for materials scientists and engineers in such areas as mechanical, civil, aeronautical, electrical, control, and computer engineering.

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Smart (intelligent) structures have been the focus of a great deal of recent research interest. In this book, leading researchers report the state of the art and discuss new ideas, results and trends in 43 contributions, covering fundamental research issues, the role of intelligent monitoring in structural identification and damage assessment, the potential of automatic control systems in achieving a desired structural behaviour, and a number of practical issues in the analysis and design of smart structures in mechanical and civil engineering applications.
Audience: A multidisciplinary reference for materials scientists and engineers in such areas as mechanical, civil, aeronautical, electrical, control, and computer engineering.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Robust Decentralized H? Control of Input Delayed Interconnected Systems....Pages 1-8
Scale Influence in the Static and Dynamic Behaviour of No-Tension Solids....Pages 9-18
Passive Magnetic Damping Composites....Pages 19-25
Desk-Top Selected Laser Sintering of Stereometric Shapes....Pages 27-36
Smart Structures Research in the U. S.....Pages 37-44
Damage Prediction Concept Based on Monitoring and Numerical Modelling of a Medieval Church....Pages 45-52
Few Remarks on the Controllability of an Aeroacoustic Model Using Piezo-Devices....Pages 53-62
Supervision, Maintenance and Renovation of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Bridges....Pages 63-70
Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Adaptive Plate and Shell Structures....Pages 71-78
Layered Piezoelectric Composites: Macroscopic Behaviour....Pages 79-88
Smart Structures Using Carbon Fibre Reinforced Concrete (CFRC)....Pages 89-95
Optimal Design of Adaptive Structures....Pages 97-106
Magnetoelastic Method of Stress Measurement in Steel....Pages 107-114
Damage Assessment, Reliability Estimation and Renovation of Structural Systems....Pages 115-123
Controlling Pantograph Dynamics Using Smart Technology....Pages 125-132
Piezogenerated Elastic Waves for Structural Health Monitoring....Pages 133-142
Design of Adaptive Structures for Improved Crashworthiness....Pages 143-152
Modeling and Experiments of the Hysteretic Response of an Active Hydrofoil Actuated by SMA Line Actuators....Pages 153-162
Vibration and Stability Control of Gyroelastic Thin-Walled Beams Via Smart Materials Technology....Pages 163-172
A Critical Overview of the Published Research on Control of Vibrations of Civil Engineering Structures....Pages 173-182
Decentralized Sliding Mode Control of a Two-Cable-Stayed Bridge....Pages 183-192
Active Control of Cable-Stayed Bridges....Pages 193-202
Strategy of Impulse Release of Strain Energy for Damping of Vibration....Pages 203-210
Analysis of a Hybrid System for Noise Reduction....Pages 211-220
Effectiveness of Smart Structure Concepts to Improve Rotorcraft Behaviour....Pages 221-228
Control System for Highway Load Effects....Pages 229-236
Optimal Delayed Feedback Vibration Absorber for Flexible Beams....Pages 237-246
Active Parametric Modification of Linear Vibrating Systems....Pages 247-254
Laser Control of Frame Microstructures....Pages 255-264
Finite Element Analysis of the Dynamic Response of Composite Plates with Embedded Shape-Memory Alloy Fibers....Pages 265-274
Application of Active Tendons to the Damping of Aerospace and Civil Engineering Structures....Pages 275-284
Control Theory Sources in Active Control of Civil Engineering Structures....Pages 285-294
Analysis and Optimization of Energy Conversion Efficiency for Piezoelectric Transducers....Pages 295-302
Numerical and Experimental Behaviour of the Corge Railway Bridge with Active Railway Support....Pages 303-312
Flextensional Actuator Design Using Topology Optimization and the Homogenization Method....Pages 313-320
Active Control of Nonlinear 2-Degrees-of-Freedom Vehicle Suspension Under Stochastic Excitations....Pages 321-327
Active Structural Control Against Wind....Pages 329-336
Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Copper Zinc Aluminum Shape Memory Alloys....Pages 337-344
On Two Problems of Exact Controllability for Elastic Anisotropic Solids....Pages 345-354
Nonlinear Piezoelectric Composites: Deterministic and Stochastic Homogenization....Pages 355-364
Simulation Examination of Annular Plates Excited by Piezoelectric Actuators....Pages 365-372
New Concept of Active Multiple-Frequency Vibration Supression Technique....Pages 373-382
Advanced Monitoring System for Large Structural Systems....Pages 383-390
Back Matter....Pages 391-391

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Smart (intelligent) structures have been the focus of a great deal of recent research interest. In this book, leading researchers report the state of the art and discuss new ideas, results and trends in 43 contributions, covering fundamental research issues, the role of intelligent monitoring in structural identification and damage assessment, the potential of automatic control systems in achieving a desired structural behaviour, and a number of practical issues in the analysis and design of smart structures in mechanical and civil engineering applications.
Audience: A multidisciplinary reference for materials scientists and engineers in such areas as mechanical, civil, aeronautical, electrical, control, and computer engineering.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Robust Decentralized H? Control of Input Delayed Interconnected Systems....Pages 1-8
Scale Influence in the Static and Dynamic Behaviour of No-Tension Solids....Pages 9-18
Passive Magnetic Damping Composites....Pages 19-25
Desk-Top Selected Laser Sintering of Stereometric Shapes....Pages 27-36
Smart Structures Research in the U. S.....Pages 37-44
Damage Prediction Concept Based on Monitoring and Numerical Modelling of a Medieval Church....Pages 45-52
Few Remarks on the Controllability of an Aeroacoustic Model Using Piezo-Devices....Pages 53-62
Supervision, Maintenance and Renovation of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Bridges....Pages 63-70
Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Adaptive Plate and Shell Structures....Pages 71-78
Layered Piezoelectric Composites: Macroscopic Behaviour....Pages 79-88
Smart Structures Using Carbon Fibre Reinforced Concrete (CFRC)....Pages 89-95
Optimal Design of Adaptive Structures....Pages 97-106
Magnetoelastic Method of Stress Measurement in Steel....Pages 107-114
Damage Assessment, Reliability Estimation and Renovation of Structural Systems....Pages 115-123
Controlling Pantograph Dynamics Using Smart Technology....Pages 125-132
Piezogenerated Elastic Waves for Structural Health Monitoring....Pages 133-142
Design of Adaptive Structures for Improved Crashworthiness....Pages 143-152
Modeling and Experiments of the Hysteretic Response of an Active Hydrofoil Actuated by SMA Line Actuators....Pages 153-162
Vibration and Stability Control of Gyroelastic Thin-Walled Beams Via Smart Materials Technology....Pages 163-172
A Critical Overview of the Published Research on Control of Vibrations of Civil Engineering Structures....Pages 173-182
Decentralized Sliding Mode Control of a Two-Cable-Stayed Bridge....Pages 183-192
Active Control of Cable-Stayed Bridges....Pages 193-202
Strategy of Impulse Release of Strain Energy for Damping of Vibration....Pages 203-210
Analysis of a Hybrid System for Noise Reduction....Pages 211-220
Effectiveness of Smart Structure Concepts to Improve Rotorcraft Behaviour....Pages 221-228
Control System for Highway Load Effects....Pages 229-236
Optimal Delayed Feedback Vibration Absorber for Flexible Beams....Pages 237-246
Active Parametric Modification of Linear Vibrating Systems....Pages 247-254
Laser Control of Frame Microstructures....Pages 255-264
Finite Element Analysis of the Dynamic Response of Composite Plates with Embedded Shape-Memory Alloy Fibers....Pages 265-274
Application of Active Tendons to the Damping of Aerospace and Civil Engineering Structures....Pages 275-284
Control Theory Sources in Active Control of Civil Engineering Structures....Pages 285-294
Analysis and Optimization of Energy Conversion Efficiency for Piezoelectric Transducers....Pages 295-302
Numerical and Experimental Behaviour of the Corge Railway Bridge with Active Railway Support....Pages 303-312
Flextensional Actuator Design Using Topology Optimization and the Homogenization Method....Pages 313-320
Active Control of Nonlinear 2-Degrees-of-Freedom Vehicle Suspension Under Stochastic Excitations....Pages 321-327
Active Structural Control Against Wind....Pages 329-336
Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Copper Zinc Aluminum Shape Memory Alloys....Pages 337-344
On Two Problems of Exact Controllability for Elastic Anisotropic Solids....Pages 345-354
Nonlinear Piezoelectric Composites: Deterministic and Stochastic Homogenization....Pages 355-364
Simulation Examination of Annular Plates Excited by Piezoelectric Actuators....Pages 365-372
New Concept of Active Multiple-Frequency Vibration Supression Technique....Pages 373-382
Advanced Monitoring System for Large Structural Systems....Pages 383-390
Back Matter....Pages 391-391
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