Table of Contents

Preface. Historical prologue. Intelligent materials. Smart materials and structural systems. Electro-rheological fluids. Piezoelectric materials. Shape-memory materials. Fiber-optic sensors. The epilogue: research issues. Bibliography. Index.

Reviews

This most timely text is devoted to the newly emerging field of smart materials...The authors have provided an excellent bibliography to serve the reader as a valuable start. This well written text offers the technologist a new and stimulating approach to materials. - Sample Journal - USA