ABSTRACT

Smart materials have been categorized employing taxonomical methods used in classification of cybernetics systems. This approach has allowed the systematization of the variety of smart materials (both developed and conceptualized) as well to substantiate the three-stage process of the materials' making. This book proposes a phenomenological model d

chapter 1|30 pages

Concept of smart materials

chapter 3|58 pages

Mechanics of smart materials

chapter 4|10 pages

Smart materials and energy problem