Smart structures : blurring the distinction between the living and the nonliving /

Smartness is often associated with living beings, as they can adapt themselves to changing situations. Artificial smart structures are designed to mimic biological structures to a small or large extent. This book gives a comprehensive account of how this can be done.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Wadhawan, Vinod K. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:	Monographs on the physics and chemistry of materials ; 65.
Subjects:	Smart materials. Nanoelectromechanical systems. Matériaux intelligents. Nanosystèmes électromécaniques. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Structural. Nanoelectromechanical systems Smart materials Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book