Computational Methods for Smart Structures and Materials: International Conference on Computational Methods for Smart Structures and Materials 2nd
Published on 1. June 2000
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-1-85312-816-5 (ISBN)
Description
Featuring contributions from a range of professionals involved in the field of smart structures and materials, this volume contains the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computational Methods for Smart Structures and Materials. Particular emphasis is placed on the application of computational methods to model, control and manage behaviour, and topics covered include sensor and actuator technologies, adaptive materials, physical systems modelling and analysis, active and passive control strategies, testing and verification, and analysis tools.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Southampton
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85312-816-5 (9781853128165)
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Content
Section 1: Sensor and Actuator Technologies - Developments in paint based piezoelectric thick-film strain sensors; Instantaneous wall pressure measurement in boundary layer flows by means of an optical and neural networks method; Modeling for prototyping of rotary piezoelectric motors. Section 2: Properties of Smart Materials - Development of low cost and innovative smart materials for highways and civil engineering structures; Semi-analytical characterisation of piezoelectric plates and shells. Section 3: Physical Systems Modelling and Applications - Object oriented modelling of a smart structure; The effect of the powerful demolishing equipment on the remaining part of the concrete bridge; Structural behavior of incrementally prestressed concrete girders. Section 4: Intelligent Systems - Intelligent passive control methods to inspect quality of airport runways and asphalt pavements; Intelligent diagnosis on bridge painting defects using image processing techniques. Section 5: Active and Passive Control Systems - Aeromechanical stability analysis and control of smart composite rotor blades; Characterisation of a smart rotor blade incorporating active fibre composites. Section 6: Optimal Design - Tabu search versus evolutionary search for software structure optimisation; An optimal arrangement method of base-isolated devices using a genetic algorithm. Section 7: Damage Applications - Health monitoring of civil infrastructure using smart piezoelectric transducer patches; Microfracture characterization through crack diagnosis at sharp notch of smart microsystem materials using the electrostatic comb test device.