Smart Materials in Structural Health Monitoring, Control and Biomechanics
By: by Chee-Kiong Soh, Yaowen Yang, Suresh Bhalla
Contributors: Yang, Yaowen; Bhalla, Suresh; SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 618
ISBN-13: 9783642244636
Subjects: Structural analysis (Engineering); Mechanical engineering; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Surfaces (Physics); Engineering; Astronautics; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Biomedical engineering
Description: <p>"Smart Materials in Structural Health Monitoring, Control and Biomechanics" presents the latest developments in structural health monitoring, vibration control and biomechanics using smart materials. The book mainly focuses on piezoelectric, fibre optic and ionic polymer metal composite materials. It introduces concepts from the very basics and leads to advanced modelling (analytical/ numerical), practical aspects (including software/ hardware issues) and case studies spanning civil, mechanical and aerospace structures, including bridges, rocks and underground structures.</p><p>This book is intended for practicing engineers, researchers from academic and R&amp;D institutions and postgraduate students in the fields of smart materials and structures, structural health monitoring, vibration control and biomedical engineering. </p><p>Professor Chee-Kiong Soh and Associate Professor Yaowen Yang both work at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Suresh Bhalla is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. </p><p>
Table of contents: title: <p>Health Monitoring Using Piezo-Transducers; title: Structural Excitation and Control Using Piezo-Transducers; title: Structural Health Monitoring Using Fibre Optic Sensors; title: Applications of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMC) and PZT in Biomechanics; title: Future of Smart Materials.</p>.