| Course Name | Smart Materials and Structures |
| Course Code | 15CVL437 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Civil Engineering |
| Year Taught | 2019 |
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.
Sensing Technology – Types of Sensors – Physical Measurement using Piezo Electric Strain measurement – Inductively Read Transducers – The LVDT – Fiber optic Techniques.
Chemical and Bio-Chemical sensing in structural Assessment – Absorptive chemical sensors – Spectroscopes – Fibre Optic Chemical Sensing Systems and Distributed measurement.
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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