Course Description

CE520: Introduction to Smart Structure Technology

This course offers an introduction to the emerging technologies in smart structure systems and the application of smart structures technologies to civil infra-structures. Contents of lectures include the concepts of smart materials and their properties, advanced sensors, signal / information processing, structural health monitoring method, control theories (passive / semiactive / active) and their applications to civil infra-structures. Students will gain understanding of the state-of-the-art smart structures technologies through lectures and laboratory tests and have chances to work on their application to civil infra-structures.