Main description:

"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.

This book is intended for practicing engineers, researchers from academic and R&D institutions and postgraduate students in the fields of smart materials and structures, structural health monitoring, vibration control and biomedical engineering.

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.

Feature:

The first book to cover three smart materials (piezoelectric, fibre-optic and ionic polymer metal composite)

The first book to cover three different areas (structural health monitoring, structural control and bio-mechanics)

Covers in-depth modelling of smart materials and their interactions with structures

Includes all steps necessary for use of these materials on real structures in straight forward terms

Contents:

Health Monitoring Using Piezo-Transducers.- Structural Excitation and Control Using Piezo-Transducers.- Structural Health Monitoring Using Fibre Optic Sensors.- Applications of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMC) and PZT in Biomechanics.- Future of Smart Materials.