For existing infrastructures, corrosion and stresscorrosion are detrimental for reinforcing steels. The challenge of how efficiently we can protect steels against corrosion has been for a long time critical. However, knowing how advanced are corrosion protecting techniques used nowadays, is it still relevant to concentrate solely on protecting steel structures or should we focus mostly on struc...

The consumption of low-power electronic devices has increased rapidly, where almost all applications use power devices. Due to the increase in portable devices’ energy consumption, piezoelectric material is proposed as one alternatives significant alternative harvesters. This study aims create a prototype “Smart Shoes” that can generate electricity using three different designs embedded by mate...

This paper makes a number of contributions to the field of requirements analysis for Smart Homes. It introduces Use Cases as a tool for exploring the responsibilities of Smart Homes and it proposes a modification of the conventional Use Case structure to suit the particular requirements of Smart Homes. It presents a taxonomy of Smart-Home-related Use Cases with seven categories. It draws on tho...

"Smart" materials are an emerging category of multifunctional materials with physical or chemical properties that can be controllably altered in response to an external stimulus. By combining the standard properties of the advanced material with the unique ability to recognize and adapt in response to a change in their environment, these materials are finding applications in areas such as sensi...

Applying strong electric field on piezoelectric actuators, on one hand very significant electroelastic material nonlinear effects will occur, on the other hand piezo plates and shells may undergo large displacements and rotations. In order to give a precise prediction of piezolaminated smart structures under large electric field, this paper develops a finite element (FE) model accounting for bo...

Purpose The Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program has shown efficacy for reducing anxiety and perceived stress and increasing resilience and quality of life. SMART has traditionally consisted of an in-person training session with an instructor and follow up teleconferences over 12-24 weeks. The purpose of this study was to assess whether self-directed SMART training using on...