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 2011 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/ Multifunctional nanomembranes self-assembled into compact rolled-up sensor–actuator devices http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085016?rss=2.0 Author(s): Ingolf Monch, Joachim Schumann, Martin Stockmann, Karl-Friedrich Arndt and Oliver G Schmidt<br>Affiliation(s): Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstrasse 20, D-01069 Dresden, Germany; Department of Solid Mechanics, Chemnitz University of Technology, Strasse der Nationen 62, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany; Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Department of Chemistry, Technical University Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 13, D-01062 Dresden, Germany Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT Exact analysis of the dynamic properties of a 2–2 cement based piezoelectric transducer http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085017?rss=2.0 Author(s): Taotao Zhang and Zhifei Shi<br>Affiliation(s): School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China; School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People's Republic of China Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT An experimental study on the normal stress of magnetorheological fluids http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085012?rss=2.0 Author(s): Jile Jiang, Yu Tian, Dongxue Ren and Yonggang Meng<br>Affiliation(s): State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT Vibration harvesting in traffic tunnels to power wireless sensor nodes http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085014?rss=2.0 Author(s): M Wischke, M Masur, M Kroner and P Woias<br>Affiliation(s): Laboratory for Design of Microsystems, University of Freiburg, Germany Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT Nonlinear modeling and testing of magneto-rheological fluids in low shear rate squeezing flows http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085013?rss=2.0 Author(s): Alireza Farjoud, Mehdi Ahmadian, Nima Mahmoodi, Xinjie Zhang and Michael Craft<br>Affiliation(s): Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety (CVeSS), Virginia Tech, 3103 Commerce Street, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama, Box 870276, AL 35487, USA; State Key Laboratory of Automobile Dynamics Simulation, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, People's Republic of China Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT Fault detection and fault tolerant control of a smart base isolation system with magneto-rheological damper http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085015?rss=2.0 Author(s): Han Wang and Gangbing Song<br>Affiliation(s): Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT Isothermal recovery rates in shape memory polyurethanes http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=082002?rss=2.0 Author(s): Charly Azra, Christopher J G Plummer and Jan-Anders E Manson<br>Affiliation(s): Laboratoire de Technologie des Composites et Polymeres (LTC), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 12, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT Magnetomechanical properties of anisotropic and isotropic magnetorheological composites with thermoplastic elastomer matrices http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085006?rss=2.0 Author(s): Jerzy Kaleta, Michal Krolewicz and Daniel Lewandowski<br>Affiliation(s): Institute of Materials Science and Applied Mechanics, Wroclaw University of Technology, 25 Smoluchowskiego street, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT The effect of moisture absorption on the physical properties of polyurethane shape memory polymer foams http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085010?rss=2.0 Author(s): Ya-Jen Yu, Keith Hearon, Thomas S Wilson and Duncan J Maitland<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT Self-sensing tunable vibration absorber incorporating piezoelectric ceramic–magnetostrictive composite sensoriactuator http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085007?rss=2.0 Author(s): Yuan-Feng Duan and Siu Wing Or<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong; College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT Flexure mechanism-based parallelism measurements for chip-on-glass bonding http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085008?rss=2.0 Author(s): Seung Won Jung, Won Soo Yun, Songwan Jin, Bo Sun Kim and Young Hun Jeong<br>Affiliation(s): ANI Corporation, Dang 14-1, Gunpo, Gyounggido 435-010, Korea; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University, 2121 Jeongwang-dong, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do 429-793, Korea; LG Display Corporation, Jinpyung 642-3, Gumi, Gyungsangbukdo 730-726, Korea Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT Quantitative understanding of the elastic coupling in magnetoelectric laminate composites through the nonlinear polarization–magnetic (P–H) response http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=082001?rss=2.0 Author(s): Chee-Sung Park, Joe Evans and Shashank Priya<br>Affiliation(s): Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS), Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; Radiant Technologies, Incorporated, 2835D Pan American Freeway NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, USA Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT Statistical approach to evaluating reduction of active crack propagation in aluminum panels with piezoelectric actuator patches http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085009?rss=2.0 Author(s): R Platz, C Stapp and H Hanselka<br>Affiliation(s): Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF, Bartningstrasse 53, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany; Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, System Reliability and Machine Acoustics, Magdalenenstrasse 4, 64289, Darmstadt, Germany Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT An annular interfacial crack between dissimilar magnetoelectroelastic layers http://stacks.iop.org/0964-1726/20/i=8/a=085011?rss=2.0 Author(s): Yan-Song Li, Yuan-Yong Jiang, Jian-Hua Ren and Zhen-Yu Cai<br>Affiliation(s): College of Civil Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, Hebei 056038, People's Republic of China; Institute of Engineering Mechanics, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, People's Republic of China Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT