ASMART structure involves distributed actuators and sensors and one or more
microprocessors that analyze the responses from the sensors and use integrated control …

Hybrid active-passive damping treatments combine the reliability, low cost and robustness of
viscoelastic damping treatments and the high performance, modal selective and adaptive …

This paper makes a first attempt to survey and discuss the advances and trends in the
formulations and applications of the finite element modeling of adaptive structural elements …

This work intends to compare two viscoelastic models, namely ADF and GHM, which
account for frequency dependence and allow frequency and time-domain analysis of hybrid …

In this work, the nonlinear dynamics and active control of smart beams are investigated
using the shear mode and extensional mode piezoelectric actuators. The numerical analysis …

We have used quasi-static equations of piezoelectricity to derive a finite element formulation
capable of modelling two different kinds of piezoelastically induced actuation in an adaptive …

Current research issues in the development of efficient analysis models and their efficient
numerical implementation for smart piezoelectric laminated structures are discussed in this …

This work presents the design and analysis of the piezoelectric active control of damped
sandwich beams. This is done using a specific finite element, able to handle sandwich …

This work presents a critical analysis of methodologies to evaluate the effective (or
generalized) electromechanical coupling coefficient (EMCC) for structures with piezoelectric …

This article deals with the experimental and numerical assessment of the vibration
suppression of smart structures using piezoelectric shear actuators. Experimental results are …