Effect of Piezoelectric Actuation on Curved Beams and Single Lap Joints

Piezoelectric materials have seen a significant usage increase over the past decade. They have been found to be effective as either sensors or actuators in smart structure applications, which allows them to act more as an adaptive system rather than a passive system. Piezoelectric materials are very...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Calicia
Other Authors: Pang, Su-Seng
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2011
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04282011-175003/