Smart Materials and Structures latest papers http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726 Smart Materials and Structures is dedicated to technical advances in smart materials, systems and structures, including materials, sensing and actuation, optics and electromagnetics, structures, control and information processing. en-gb Copyright © IOP Publishing 2009 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://syndication.iop.org/about/ custserv@iop.org (Customer Services) Smart Materials and Structures http://images.iop.org/website-logos/ejs_logo.png http://stacks.iop.org/ Triple-shape properties of a thermoresponsive poly(ester urethane) http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/19/i=1/a=015006?rss=2.0 Author(s): Thorsten Pretsch<br>Affiliation(s): Division IV.3, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, D-12200 Berlin, Germany Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Identification of corrosion damage in submerged structures using fundamental anti-symmetric Lamb waves http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/19/i=1/a=015004?rss=2.0 Author(s): Jiangang Chen, Zhongqing Su and Li Cheng<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Energy harvesting from base excitation of ionic polymer metal composites in fluid environments http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/19/i=1/a=015003?rss=2.0 Author(s): Matteo Aureli, Chekema Prince, Maurizio Porfiri and Sean D Peterson<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Six MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA; Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Vibration characteristics of MR cantilever sandwich beams: experimental study http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/19/i=1/a=015005?rss=2.0 Author(s): Vianney Lara-Prieto, Rob Parkin, Mike Jackson, Vadim Silberschmidt and Zbigniew Kesy<br>Affiliation(s): Mechatronics Research Group, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, LE11 3UZ, UK; Mechanics of Advanced Materials, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, LE11 3TU, UK; Institute of Applied Mechanics, Technical University of Radom, 26 600, Poland Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Packaging of active fiber composites for improved sensor performance http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/19/i=1/a=015001?rss=2.0 Author(s): M Melnykowycz, M Barbezat, R Koller and A J Brunner<br>Affiliation(s): Mechanical Systems Engineering Laboratory, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA), CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Broadband vibration control through periodic arrays of resonant shunts: experimental investigation on plates http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/19/i=1/a=015002?rss=2.0 Author(s): F Casadei, M Ruzzene, L Dozio and K A Cunefare<br>Affiliation(s): D Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, US; G W Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, US; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Hybrid sliding mode control of semi-active suspension systems http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=12/a=125027?rss=2.0 Author(s): Babak Assadsangabi, Mohammad Eghtesad, Farhang Daneshmand and Nader Vahdati<br>Affiliation(s): Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71348-51154, Iran; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue 50, 639798, Singapore Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Effect of a finite interface on the electrode in a non-homogeneous piezoelectric structure http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=12/a=125028?rss=2.0 Author(s): Yong-Dong Li, Nan Zhang and Kang Yong Lee<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academy of Armored Force Engineering, No. 21, Du Jia Kan, Chang Xin Dian, Beijing 100072, People's Republic of China; School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Robust saturated control of human-induced floor vibrations via a proof-mass actuator http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=12/a=125024?rss=2.0 Author(s): I M Diaz and P Reynolds<br>Affiliation(s): Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Edificio Politecnico, Avenida Camilo Jose Cela s/n, E-13071 Ciudad Real, Spain; Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sir Frederick Mappin Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Micromechanical modeling of the multiphysical behavior of smart materials using the variational asymptotic method http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=12/a=125026?rss=2.0 Author(s): Tian Tang and Wenbin Yu<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Logan, UT 84322-4130, USA Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Statistical novelty detection within the Yeongjong suspension bridge under environmental and operational variations http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=12/a=125022?rss=2.0 Author(s): Chang Kook Oh, Hoon Sohn and In-Hwan Bae<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Structure Maintenance Team, New Airport Hiway Co, Ltd, Incheon, Korea Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Two-dimensional periodic actuators for frequency-based beam steering http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=12/a=125023?rss=2.0 Author(s): M Romanoni, S Gonella, N Apetre and M Ruzzene<br>Affiliation(s): Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A feasibility study of self-heating concrete utilizing carbon nanofiber heating elements http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=12/a=127001?rss=2.0 Author(s): Christiana Chang, Michelle Ho, Gangbing Song, Yi-Lung Mo and Hui Li<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston (UH), Texas, N207 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204, USA; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Houston, Texas, N207 Engineering Building 1, Houston, TX 77204, USA; School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, People's Republic of China Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A novel ring type ultrasonic motor with multiple wavenumbers: design, fabrication and characterization http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/18/i=12/a=125025?rss=2.0 Author(s): W H Duan, S T Quek and Q Wang<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia; Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117576, Singapore; Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5V6, Canada Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT