Books by Keyword: Smart Structures

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
Smart materials and structures is an area of technology which has been around for approximately 30 years or more where materials and structures are augmented by sensing and actuation functionality, and those functions are combined with control elements, all becoming an integral part of the materials and structures considered. This book collects selected Plenary Lectures and Key-Note Lectures from the VI Eccomas Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials (SMART’13), June 24-26, 2013, Torino, Italy.

Description: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).
The objective of this special collection was to provide a forum for researchers, educators, engineers and government officials, involved in the general areas of Quantum, Nano, Micro Technologies, mechatronics, robotics, automation, power and sensors, to present their latest research results and to exchange views on the future research paths in these fields.

Description: Composite materials are traditionally designed for the mechanical properties, due to their structural applications. However, composite materials are increasingly used in non-structural applications, such as electronic packaging and thermal management. Moreover, structural composite materials that are multifunctional are increasingly needed, due to the demand of smart structures and the importance of weight saving. As a consequence, structural materials that can provide electronic functions are needed. Thus, electronic functions are desirable for both non-structural and structural composite materials.