Sensing shear strains with electrostriction effect in solid electrorheological composites

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 479-483

  Kim, G H ^a   Shkel, Y M ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroactive polymers; Electrorheology; Electrostriction; Self sensing; Shear strain sensors; Smart materials

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DAMPING; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTRICTION; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; SOLIDS; STRAIN; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; SHEAR STRAINS; SOLID ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL COMPOSITES;

INTELLIGENT MATERIALS;

EID: 0041847079     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/104538902030335     Document Type: Article

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