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Vol.4 , No. 2, Publication Date: Aug. 8, 2017, Page: 11-20
| [1] | Bashir Ahmed Mir, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, J&K, India. |
A human endeavor to achieve the limits of his concept of the longest, tallest and deepest has led to the global quest for unmatched excellence in new construction materials. The decreasing availability of suitable construction materials is putting pressure on the engineers and designers to think about methods of utilizing intelligent materials. With the advent of advanced technology, smart materials are used in various civil engineering applications and across a wide range of other sectors including agriculture, aerospace, marine, food and packaging, healthcare, sport and leisure, energy and environment, space, and defence using embedded fibre optic sensors. Smart materials technology being a relatively new can indeed create high value-added opportunities and has a strong innovative content if well supported. Smart materials under different temperatures exhibits unique characteristics of shape and superelasticity, which suit in varied applications in civil engineering infrastructures. Smart materials are capable of sensing their environment and can respond accordingly. The scope of this paper is limited to the brief overview of the technology, material requirements, classification of smart materials, smart structures and their applications. The insights gained by gathering data on smart materials have found a large number of applications in civil engineering practice.
Keywords
Construction Materials, Smart Materials, Smart Technology, Smart Structures, Civil Engineering Infrastructure, Shape Memory Effect, Superelasticity Effect
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