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Fundamental research and development in smart structures and materials have shown great potential for enhancing the functionality, serviceability and increased life span of our civil and mechanical infrastructure systems and as a result, could contribute significantly to the improvement of every nation’s productivity and quality of life. The intelligent renewal of aging and deteriorating civil and mechanical infrastructure systems includes efficient and innovative use of high performance sensors, actuators, materials, mechanical and structural systems. In this paper some examples of NSF funded projects and research needs as well as a new initiative on Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence are presented.
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Chong, K.P. (1999). Smart Structures Research in the U. S.. In: Holnicki-Szulc, J., Rodellar, J. (eds) Smart Structures. NATO Science Series, vol 65. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4611-1_5
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