EGRM 555/ENGR 691 Smart Materials: Spring 2010

1. General Information

Class Time: M W 2-3:15 PM Location: Engineering Building West 0104

Instructor: Jayasimha Atulasimha, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Office: Engineering Building II E3249 Office Phone: 827-7037 E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: Wed 4:30-6:30 or with prior appointment Webpage: http://www.egr.vcu.edu/me/faculty/me-faculty_atulasimha.html

2. Course Description and Details Texts: The following texts will be used: (a copy will be placed on hold for reference in the library). YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BUY A TEXTBOOK. 1. Shape Memory Alloys, K. Otsuka and C.M. Wayman, Cambridge University Press, 2008, ISBN-10: 0521663849. 2. Introduction to magnetism and magnetic materials, David Jiles, 1st ed., Chapman and Hall, 1991. ISBN 0412386305. 3. Piezoelectricity, C. Z. Rosen, B. V. Hiremath, R. E. Newnham, Springer, 1992, ISBN 0883186470.

About the Course: 1 Semester course, 3 lecture hours

Course Content Part I: Overview (4 classes) a. Overview of Smart Materials and applications b. Unified approach to understanding smart materials: crystal structures and phase transforms.

Part II: Smart Materials (12 classes, approximately 3 classes on topic) For each type: Theory, materials used and macro and microscale applications discussed. c. Shape Memory Alloys d. Piezoelectric materials e. Magnetostrictive materials f. Ferromagnetic Shape Memory materials, Magnetoelectric materials, etc.

Part III: Engineering Design with Smart Materials (4 classes) g. Design for static applications h. Design for dynamic applications.

Remaining classes will be used for final class project presentations.

Objectives By the end of this class the student should develop: 1. An understanding for the fundamentals of smart materials. 2. Appreciation for the state-of-the-art research in this topic. 3. A modeling tool for preliminary design and analysis of actuators and sensors using smart materials. 4 Ability to select a material, process and design a system using smart materials. 5. An ability to present their work effectively to their peers and write a paper that meets the standards of a technical journal or atleast a conference proceeding. Weightage of Assessment: Grading Scale: Reading Assignments (Journal papers) : 5% 90-100% A Evaluation 1 page write-up 80-89% B Homework Assignments (include labs) 25% 70-79% C 1Exam 20 % 60-69% D Final Class Project: Presentation and Report 50% <60% F Total 100% May be curved at my discretion

3. General Policies

Perquisites Undergraduates: EGRM202, EGRM309 and Senior Standing (or Instructor's Permission) Graduates: No Prerequisites.

Attendance Class: Regular attendance is expected.

Online Resources All assignments and some announcements will be posted on the Blackboard. Announcements (especially short notice) may be sent on your VCU e-mail or in the class/lab. Please check Blackboard at least twice a week at http://blackboard.vcu.edu/ and VCU e- mail daily.

Academic Integrity In general all assignments, class projects, etc should reflect original work. You may discuss the approach to a problem or concepts involved but the final analysis and solutions must be your individual work. In the exam, any form of copying or willfully helping in the act of copying, discussions of any form, etc are not allowed and are deemed as acts of cheating. Please see http://www.students.vcu.edu/judicialaffairs/ for more details.

Students with Disabilities "Students seeking academic adjustments or accommodations must self-identify with the Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities on the appropriate campus. After meeting with the Coordinator, students are encouraged to meet with their instructors to discuss their needs and, if applicable, any laboratory safety concerns related to their disabilities.” Please look at http://www.students.vcu.edu/dss/students/services.php for details.

A Final Note Learn as much as you can during the class and ask questions. Please use my office hours to clarify anything you do not understand.

4. Assessment Details

Reading Assignments: Journal papers will be assigned for reading. Students will be given about a week to read some papers after which it will be discussed towards the end of a class. All students (in groups of two) will have to submit a one page write-up summarizing the papers.

Exams: There will be one in-class exam. Make-up exams will NOT be given unless a written proof of an emergency is provided.

Homework: Homework assignments will involve formulation, analysis and sometimes lab work and writing computer programs. The homework and due dates will be posted on Blackboard and adhered to. Individual submissions (discussions allowed but analysis, programs have to be individual effort).

Final Project: This will involve coming up with an innovative concept and preliminary design of a device using Smart Materials. Credit will be given for innovation, complexity, depth of understanding in addition to thoroughness of understanding and execution of this project. Students will be expected to make a presentation in class and write a paper that meets the standards of a technical journal or atleast a conference proceeding. Expectation for the paper will be slightly different for undergraduate and graduate students. Presentations and reports in groups of two (both members have to present and contribution of each member has to be specified).