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Smart structures : blurring the distinction between the living and the nonliving / Vinod K. Wadhawan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wadhawan, Vinod K.
- Series:
- Monographs on the physics and chemistry of materials ; 65.
- Monographs on the physics and chemistry of materials ; 65
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smart materials.
- Nanoelectromechanical systems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 341 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Smartness is often associated with living beings, as they can adapt themselves to changing situations. Artificial smart structures are designed to mimic biological structures to a small or large extent. This book gives a comprehensive account of how this can be done.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-300) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-957552-5
- 1-4356-2195-6
- 1-281-15021-5
- 9786611150211
- 0-19-152799-8
- 0-19-152823-4
- 1-281-15035-5
- OCLC:
- 191046936
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