The implications of slip-type interfacial bonding imperfections on the dyna
mic behavior of adaptive laminated beams with surface-bonded piezoactuator
layers are investigated, Numerical results are supplied, and pertinent conc
lusions on the free and forced flexural motions under transient distributed
loadings, as a function of the measure of bonding imperfections, are outli
ned. Near the end of this problem approach, a recently developed theory of
anisotropic laminated plates that incorporates the effect of imperfect inte
rlaminae bondings and fulfils the shear traction continuity requirements is
used. The control is achieved via the action of a piezoelectrically induce
d bending moment at the tip of the beam, and in this context four different
feedback control laws are employed. The obtained results reveal the powerf
ul role played by the proposed control methodology toward suppressing vibra
tions and attenuating the detrimental effect induced by the interlaminae bo
nding flaws.