SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS

SAP519

Course Code: SAP519
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Besim Gökçe Dara

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learns smart material and structures, basic mechanical and electrical concepts, piezoelectric materials, shape memory alloys
Learns passive and semi active damping, passive and semi active damping using SMA.
Learns electroactive polymers and ER and MR fluids

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Basic view to smart material and structures, basic mechanical and electrical concepts, Piezoelectric materials, Shape memory alloys, Passive and semi active damping, Passive and semi active damping using SMA, Electroactive polymers, ER and MR fluids.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Basic view to smart material and structures
2^nd Week	Basic mechanical and electrical concepts
3^rd Week	Basic mechanical and electrical concepts
4^th Week	Piezoelectric materials
5^th Week	Piezoelectric materials
6^th Week	Shape memory alloys
7^th Week	Shape memory alloys
8^th Week	MIDTERM
9^th Week	Passive and semi active damping
10^th Week	Passive and semi active damping
11^th Week	Passive and semi active damping using SMA
12^th Week	Passive and semi active damping using SMA
13^th Week	Electroactive polymers
14^th Week	ER and MR fluids

Recommended or Required Reading

Smart Structures and Materials, B. Culshaw, Artech House

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	100	100
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	100	100
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			302
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2
K3	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10	X	X	X
K11