Smart Materials and Structures [Hardcover]

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.Preface. Historical prologue. Intelligent materials. Smart materials and structural systems. Electro-rheological fluids. Piezoelectric materials. Shape-memory materials. Fiber-optic sensors. The epilogue: research issues. Bibliography. Index.This most timely text is devoted to the newly emerging field of smart materials...The authors have provided an excellent bibliography to serve the reader as a valuable start. This well written text offers the technologist a new and stimulating approach to materials. - Sample Journal - USA