A review on shape memory alloy reinforced polymer composite materials and structures

• Published in: Smart materials and structures Vol. 29; no. 7; pp. 73001 - 73025
• Main Authors: Bhaskar, Jitendra, Kumar Sharma, Arun, Bhattacharya, Bishakh, Adhikari, Sondipon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.07.2020
• Subjects: active fiber composite; active shape control; active vibration control; ribbon-reinforced composite; SMA hybrid composite (SMAHC); smart composites

Imparting controllable flexural rigidity into a material system is one of the key motivations for the design of intelligent materials for structural applications. In this direction, shape memory alloy (SMA) reinforced polymer composites have enormous potentials for active shape and vibration control...