Smart Material and Smart Structure
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The official GTU curriculum for Smart Material and Smart Structure (subject code 2721409) as prescribed for C(EA · Semester 2 divides the course into 4 units, covering 7 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2721409)Unit 1 Introduction
- Introduction to Smart Materials and Structures - Instrumented Structures Functions And Response -Sensing systems - Self-diagnosis - Signal processing consideration - Actuation systems and effectors
Unit 2 Sensors
- Sensing Technology - Types of Sensors - Physical Measurement using Piezo Electric Strain
- measurement - Inductively Read Transducers - The LVOT - Fiber Optic Techniques
- Chemical and Bio-Chemical sensing in Structural Assessment - Absorptive chemical sensors -Spectroscopes - Fibre Optic Chemical Sensing Systems and Distributed measurement
Unit 3 Measuring Techniques
- Measuring Techniques - Strain Measuring Techniques using Electrical strain gauges
- Types -Resistance - Capacitance - Inductance - Wheatstone bridges - Pressure transducers - Load cells -Temperature Compensation - Strain Rosettes
Unit 4 Actuators
- 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