A Novel Empirical Approach to Estimate the Acoustic Properties of Smart Materials: Part I

Abstract

The development of Smart materials, composite systems capable of altering their properties when subjected to external stimuli, has brought about a revolution in materials science and in modern society as a whole. In fact, smart materials can be designed basing on the requirements of a particular application and the response can be tailored up to the customer’s needs, thus allowing engineers to develop materials with many different functions embedded.