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Nano Research & Applications
ISSN 2471-9838
E u r o S c i C o n C o n f e r e n c e o n
Nanotechnology &
Smart Materials
O c t o b e r 0 4 - 0 6 , 2 0 1 8
Am s t e r d a m , N e t h e r l a n d s
Nanotechnology & Smart Materials 2018
Smart materials and structures: state of the art and applications
Nader H Ghareeb and Mohamad H Farhat
Australian College of Kuwait, Kuwait
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he world of materials is an exciting and challenging field of research since it has always played a dominant role in the
evolution of human civilization. The demands from diverse industrial branches (aerospace, automotive, defence, etc.) on
much more advanced materials has led to the development of a new generation of materials surpassing conventional structural
and functional materials and thus, the era of smart materials has started. Typical smart materials retain the ability to change their
physical properties in a specific manner in response to a specific stimulus input. However, there is still a blurry image over the
types and potential applications of smart materials. Moreover, smart materials and structures research includes many technically
diverse fields that it is quite common for one field to completely misunderstand the terminology and start of the art in other
fields. The purpose of this study is to better define the smart materials and structures field, its current status and its potential
benefits. Results are presented and discussed. Finally, in order to demonstrate the characteristics of one class of smart materials,
a numerical example is proposed and results are presented.
n.ghareeb@ack.edu.kwNano Res Appl Volume:4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9838-C6-025