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Smart Materials and Structures

COURSE SUMMARY

Course Title: Smart Materials and Structures

Course Code: 15CVL437
Year Taught: 2015
2016
2017
2018
Program Offered:
B. Tech. in Civil Engineering (https://www.amrita.edu/program/btech-civil-engineering)
Degree: Undergraduate (UG)
School: School of Engineering
Campus: Chennai
Coimbatore

'Smart Materials and Structures' is a course offered in B. Tech. in Civil Engineering program at School of
Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

SYLLABUS +

Unit 1

Introduction to Smart Materials and Structures – Instrumented structures functions and response –
Sensing systems – Self -diagnosis – Signal processing consideration – Actuation systems and
effectors.

Measuring techniques: Strain Measuring Techniques using Electrical strain gauges, Types –
Resistance – Capacitance – Inductance – Wheatstone bridges – Pressure transducers – Load cells –
Temperature Compensation – Strain Rosettes.

Unit 2

Sensing Technology – Types of Sensors – Physical Measurement using Piezo Electric Strain
measurement – Inductively Read Transducers – The LVDT – Fiber optic Techniques.

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Chemical and Bio-Chemical sensing in structural Assessment – Absorptive chemical sensors –

Spectroscopes – Fibre Optic Chemical Sensing Systems and Distributed measurement.

Unit 3

Actuator Techniques – Actuator and actuator materials – Piezoelectric and Electrostrictive Material –
Magneto structure Material – Shape Memory Alloys – Electro rheological fluids – Electromagnetic
actuation – Role of actuators and Actuator Materials.

Data Acquisition and Processing – Signal Processing and Control for Smart Structures – Sensors as
Geometrical Processors – Signal Processing – Control System – Linear and Non-Linear.

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