Deflection and shape change of smart composite laminates using shape memory alloy actuators

Shape memory materials have been known for many years to possess the unique ability of memorising their shape at some temperature. If these materials are pre-strained into the plastic range, they tend to recover their original un-strained shapes via phase transformation when subjected to heat stimul...

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Main Author: Adam R. Giles
Format: Default Thesis
Published: 2005
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Other engineering not elsewhere classified
Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs)
Nitinol
Smart materials
Embedded actuators
Smart composites
Adaptive structures
Engineering not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/7698
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