Smart Structures: Requirements and Potential Applications in Mechanical and Civil Engineering (Hardcover, 1999)

Preface. Robust decentralized Hoo control of input delayed interconnected systems; L. Bakule, J. Bohm. Scale influence in the static and dynamic behaviour of no-tension solids; A. Baratta. Passive magnetic damping composites; A. Baz. Desk-top selected laser sintering of stereometric shapes; Z.M. Bzymeck, et al. Smart structures research in the U.S.; K.P. Chong. Damage prediction concept based on monitoring and numerical modelling of a medieval church; W. Cudny, et al. Few remarks on the controllability of an aeroacoustic model using piezo-devices; P. Destuynder. Supervision, maintenance and renovation of reinforced and prestressed concrete bridges; Gy. Farkas. Numerical and experimental investigations of adaptive plate and shell structures; U. Gabbert, et al. Layered piezoelectric composites: macroscopic behaviour; A. Galka, R. Wojnar. Smart structures using carbon fibre reinforced concrete (CFRC); J.M. Gonzalez, S. Jalali. Optimal design of adaptive structures; J. Holnicki-Szule. Magnetoelastic method of stress measurement in steel; A. Jarosevic. Damage assessment, reliability estimation and renovation of structural systems; S. Jendo, J. Niczyj. Controlling pantograph dynamics using smart technology; H.W. Jiang, et al. Piezogenerated elastic waves for structural health monitoring; G. Kawiecki. Design of adaptive structures for improved crashworthiness; L. Knap, J. Holnicki-Szulc. Modeling and experiments of the hysteretic response of an active hydrofoil actuated by SMA line actuators; D.C. Lagoudas, et al. Vibration and stability control of gyroelastic thin-walled beams via smart materials technology; L. Librescu, et al. A critical overview of the published research on control of vibrations of civil engineering structures; F.Lo;pez-Almansa. Decentralized sliding mode control of a two-cable-stayed bridge; N. Luo, et al. Active control of cable-stayed bridges; M.E. Magan;a, et al. Strategy of impulse release of strain energy for damping of vibration; Z. Marzec, et al. Analysis of a hybrid system for noise reduction; S. Micu. Effectiveness of smart structure concepts to improve rotorcraft behaviour; J.P. Narkiewicz. Control system for highway load effects; A.S. Nowak, J. Eom. Optimal delayed feedback vibration absorber for flexible beams; N. Olgac, N. Jalili. Active parametric modification of linear vibrating systems; A. Ossowski. Laser control of frame microstructures; A. Ossowski, J. Widłaszewski. Finite element analysis of the dynamic response of composite plates with embedded shape-memory alloy fibers; W. Ostachowicz, et al. Application of active tendons to the damping of aerospace and civil engineering structures; A. Preumont, F. Bossens. Control theory sources in active control of civil engineering structures; J. Rodellar. Analysis and optimization of energy conversion efficiency for piezoelectric transducers; N.N. Rogacheva. Numerical and experimental behaviour of the corge railway bridge with active railway support; L.A.P. Simões da Silva, et al. Flextensional actuator design using topology optimization and the homogenization method. Theory and implementation; E.C.N. Silva, et al. Active control of nonlinear 2-degrees-of-freedom vehicle suspension under stochastic excitations; L. Socha. Active structural control against wind; T.T. Soong, H. Gupta. Low-cycle fatigue behavior of copper zinc aluminium shape memory alloys; A. Subramaniam, et al. On two problems of exact controllability for elastic anisotropic solids; J.J. Telega, W.R. Bi