Variable-state design parameters in the design of aero-structures made of intrinsically smart materials

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 97, Issue , 2008, Pages 421-430

  Maheri, A ^a   Isikveren, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeroelastic tailoring; Deign decoupling; Elastic coupling; Smart structures; Variable State Design Parameter

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR; CONCRETE BRIDGES; GAS DYNAMICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

AEROELASTIC TAILORING; DEIGN DECOUPLING; ELASTIC COUPLING; SMART STRUCTURES; VARIABLE STATE DESIGN PARAMETER;

DESIGN;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DESIGN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 58849094439     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/HPSM080431     Document Type: Conference Paper

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