Concordia University

Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering

Engineering Analysis of Smart Materials and Structures-MECH 6341, Summer 2019

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ramin Sedaghati, Professor

Office: EV04-125 , Tel: 848-2424, ext. 7971, E-mail: ramin.sedaghati@concordia.ca
Office hours: Mondays, 3:30-5:00 pm

TIME; CLASSROOM: Monday 11:45 am-2:30 pm; Room H-615

COURSE OBJECTIBE:
This course presents a fundamental multidisciplinary approach for the analysis and design of
engineering systems and structures which incorporate smart materials. Using multifunctional
materials, smart structures are capable of modifying their dynamic and response
characteristics in a controlled manner to accommodate unpredictable environmental changes.
This enabling technology can effectively lead to design of light-weight and reliable structures.
In this course, first basic physical properties of widely used smart materials including
piezoelectric materials, shape memory alloys and electro-rheological (ER) and magneto-
rheological (MR) fluids and elastomers will be reviewed. The constitutive equations to
characterize the behavior of these smart materials will then be analyzed followed by the
development of mathematical models of engineering systems with integrated smart materials.
Applications of smart structures in vibration isolation, vibration control and motion will be
finally addressed.

USEFUL REFERENCES:
D. J. Leo, “Engineering Analysis of Smart Material Systems,” Wiley, 2007 (Main Textbook)
I. Chopra and J. Sirohi, “Smart Structures Theory,” Cambridge University press, 2013.
H. T. Banks. R. C. Smith and Y. Wang, “Smart Materials and Structures: Modeling, Estimation
and Control,” Wiley, 1996.

GRADING SCHEME:
Midterm: 30% (Closed-book; Monday July 22, 2019)
Project: 30% (Due last day of class, August 12, 2019)
Final Exam: 40% (Closed-book; Tuesday August 13, 2017)

NOTE: Mid-term is mandatory. It is also compulsory to obtain a passing grade (normally 50%
mark) in the final examination to obtain a passing grade in the course. There will be no make
up test. Students who miss the Mid-term test will lose 30%. Students who miss the test for
university accepted valid reason would write the final for 70%.
COURSE OULINE:

1- Introduction to Smart Materials and structures

2- Overview of Mathematical Representations of Smart Material Systems: Second-order

models of dynamic systems, input-output models and frequency response

3- Mobility and Impedance Methods: Frequency response functions (FRFs), Mobility and
impedance of simple elements mobility and impedance of connected simple elements,
coupling together complex arbitrary systems.

4- Piezoelectric Materials: electromechanical coupling in piezoelectric devices, direct and

converse piezoelectric effects, interpretation of piezoelectric coupling coefficients,
constitutive equations for piezoelectric materials and systems, operating modes of a
piezoelectric transducer, piezoelectric beams and plates, static and dynamic analysis of
piezoelectric beams and plates.

5- Shape Memory Alloys: properties of thermally activated shape memory materials and their
physical basis, constitutive modeling of shape memory effect, actuation models of shape
memory alloys, electrical activation of shape memory alloys and their dynamic modeling.

6- Electro-rheological (ER) and Magnetorheological (MR) Fluids and Elastomers: Overview of

properties of MR/ER fluids and elastomers, constitutive models for MR/ER fluid and
elastomers, MR dampers and their dynamic modeling and analysis and design of MR based
tuned vibration absorbers

7- Applications: Passive TVAs, Adaptive TVAs using MR elastomers and shape memory alloys,
Adaptive damping using piezoelectric shunts