Smart and Designer Structural Material Systems.
Smart and Designer Structural Material Systems.
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Chong, K. P.; Garboczi, E. J.
Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, Vol.
4, No. 4, 417-430, October 2002.
Keywords:
smart structures; designer materials; simulation;
structural control; solid mechanics; smart materials;
composite materials; computational materials science;
concretes
Abstract:
An efficient civil infrastructure system is essential to
every country's productivity and quality of life. Basic
research and development in smart structures and
designer materials has shown great potential for
enhancing the functionality, serviceability, and
increased life span of civil infrastructure systems. New
construction and the intelligent renewal of aging and
deteriorating civil infrastructure systems include
efficient and innovative use of high performance
designer materials, sensors, actuators, and mechanical
and structural systems. High performance designer
materials, in particular, require new methods of
computational materials science, some of which are
described herein. In this paper, some examples of
National Science Foundation (NSF) funded awards, some
examples of National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) "designer material" projects, and
future research needs, as well as a new initiative on
nano-technology, are presented.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899