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Since the 1980s, scientists have been researching adaptive structures for materials, for multifunctional elements or even for complete systems. Adaptronics (sma

Adaptronics is the term encompassing technical fields that have become known internationally under the names "smart materials", "intelligent structures", and "s

A structure is an assembly that serves an engineering function. A smart structure is one that serves this function smartly, i.e. by responding adaptively in a p

This book introduces the enabling concepts that make up the so-called smart structure and presents a number of brief case studies to illustrate the applications