Unit information: Smart Materials in 2014/15

Unit name	Smart Materials
Unit code	AENGM0010
Credit points	10
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Professor. Bond
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	AENG31201 Materials and Structures (or equivalent)
Co-requisites	AENG31201 Materials and Structures (or equivalent)
School/department	School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

This is a mandatory 10cp unit which forms part of the 180cp MRes in Advanced Composites. It will introduce the concept of smart materials, their properties, modelling and practical applications.

Intended Learning Outcomes

• Understand what smart materials are and their relationship and applications to composites materials
• Be able to use the constitutive equations related to smart materials and apply them to design engineering applications (smart composites, micro-sensors with composite components)
• Be able to perform multiphysics modelling activities in simulation environments such as Finite Element, and to understand the capabilities and properties of multiphysics modellers available for the composite designer.

Teaching Information

Lectures and lab classes.

Assessment Information

100% coursework.

Reading and References

1. Smart Technologies - K Worden, W A Bullough, J Hauwood - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pre. Ltd, 2003
2. Smart Structures - A V Srinivan and D M McFarland - Cambridge University Press, 2001
3. Smart Material Systems and MEMS: Design and Development Methodologies - V K Varadan, K J Vinoy, S Gopalakrishnan - John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2006