Micromechanics and Modelling of Adaptive Shape Memory Composites: Micromechanics and Modelling of High Performance Adaptive Shape Memory Composites With Multifunctional materials - Softcover

S. Jarali, Chetan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3848429993 ISBN 13: 9783848429998

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The present work investigates the micromechanics approaches to model the thermomechanical behaviours of shape memory alloy composites. The research is primarily focussed on modelling the pseudoelastic and shape memory behaviours of smart composites, which are inherent in multifunctional materials like shape memory alloys and polymers. In the study, non- adaptive and adaptive matrix materials are used to address the adaptive fibre non-adaptive matrix, and adaptive fibre adaptive matrix concepts, respectively. Nickel-Titanium shape memory alloy wire is used as an adaptive shape memory fibre. Similarly, epoxy matrix that does not exhibit shape memory behaviours is considered as non-adaptive, while matrix possessing such behaviours has been employed as an adaptive matrix. The importance of the present research is to develop the modelling procedures for shape memory composites useful in high performance applications. The first and the foremost requirements are to propose the constitutive relations, which should be simpler in computation and at the same time address the fundamental mechanics of constituent materials.

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About the Author

Dr. Chetan S. Jarali received the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaray Technological University, Belgaum, India in 2012. The Ph.D. was carried out at CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India. His research interests involve Smart Materials, Composites, Fatigue,Damage, and Health Monitoring of Adaptive Structures.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3848429993
• ISBN 13: 9783848429998
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204