This document is a seminar report submitted by Diana Alkeflawi to the Mechanical Engineering Department at Erciyes University on smart materials for vibration reduction. The report discusses piezoelectric ceramics which are commonly used for active noise and vibration reduction in smart structures due to their ability to generate large forces and respond quickly. It compares vibration test results of a plate with and without smart damping and discusses the benefits of adding smart materials to existing damping materials.

1. Smart Materials For Vibration Reduction
A seminar Report
Submitted by
DIANA ALKEFLAWI
IN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
AT
ERCIYES UNIVERSITY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
KAYSERI
17/12/2015

2. Abstract
For active noise and vibration reduction tasks in smart-structures
technology piezoelectric ceramics are first choice. They generate
large forces, have fast response time, are commercially available as
fibres, patches and stacks and allow integration into structural
components.
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The purpose of this research is compare the vibration test results for
a plate with and without smart damping. Also discusses the
benefits of smart materials when added to existing damping
materials in terms of vibration.

3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
CHAPTER 1 : 1 . INTRODUCTION …………….……..…………….……….. …1
1.1 What is Smart Materials ?..............................................................................1
1.2 Traditional vs. Smart structure…………………..…………………………2
1.3 Classification of Smart Materials…………..…………………………… ..3
1.4 Smart Composites…………………………………………….…………….7
1.5 Smart Structures………………………………………………………….…8
1.6 Importance For Smart Structures…………………………..……………….10
1.7 Smart System For Engineering Applications……………….....…..………..11
1.8 Smart Structure Applications …..……………………………………..……12
CHAPTER 2 :
2.1 What is vibration?........................................................................................17
2.2 Terms Definitions…………………………………………….. ……..18
2.2.1 Shunt Circuit Design……………...………………………….....…18
2.2.2 Shunt Tuning…………….……………………………………...…19
2.2.3 Damped vs. Undamped Vibration…………………………………20
2.3 Vibration Benefits Of Smart Damping For Undamed Plates…………..…22
2.4 Benefits Of Smart Damping For Damped Structures………….……..…..25
2.5 Summary ………………………………………………………..……….34
REFERENCES……………………… .………………………………………………35

4. CHAPTER ONE
1.1 WHAT IS SMART MATERIALS ?
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-Smart or intelligent materials are materials that have the
intrinsic and extrinsic capabilities, first, to respond to stimuli
and environmental changes, second, to activate their functions
according to these changes.
*Stimulus —stress, strain, light, electric field, temperature ,
pressure,moisture, magnatic field.
*Response —motion or change in optical properties,modulus,
surface tension, piezoelectricity etc.

5. 1.2 Traditional vs . Smart structure
Traditional structures
• Designed for certain performance requirements eg. load, speed ,life span.
• Unable to modify its specifications if there is a change of environment.
Smart Structures
• Can accommodate unpredictable environments.
• Can meet exacting performance requirement.
• Offer more efficient solutions for a wide range of applications.
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6. 1.3 Classification of Smart Materials
Actively Smart
They possess the capacity to modify their geometric or material
properties under the application of electric, thermal or magnetic
fields, thereby acquiring an inherent capacity to transduce energy.
Piezoelectric
Magnetostrictive
Shape memory alloys
Electro-Rheological fluid, etc.
They can be used as force transducers and actuators.
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7. Passively Smart
Those smart materials that are not active are called passively
smart materials. Although smart, they lack the inherent capability
to transduce energy.
Optic fibres
These materials can act as sensors but not as actuators or
transducers.
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8. Fig: Common smart materials and associated stimulus response
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9. Type of SMART
Material
Input Output
Piezoelectric Deformation Potential Difference
Electrostrictive Potential Difference Deformation
Magnetostrictive Magnetic Field Deformation
Thermoelectric Temperature Potential Difference
Shape Memory Alloys Temperature Deformation
Photochromic Radiation Color Change
Thermochromics Temperature Color Change
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10. 1.4 Smart Composites
Combining two or more single smart materials to utilize the best
properties of their individual constituents is the objective of any
new smart composites.
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11. A smart structure is a system that incorporates particular functions of
sensing and actuation to perform smart actions in an ingenious way.
The basic five components of a smart structure are
Data Acquisition (tactile sensing): the aim of this component is to collect
the required raw data needed for an appropriate sensing and monitoring of the
structure.
Data Transmission (sensory nerves): the purpose of this part is to forward
the raw data to the local and/or central command and control units.
1.5 Smart Structures
Command and Control Unit (brain): the role of this unit is to manage
and control the whole system by analyzing the data, reaching the
appropriate conclusion, and determining the actions required.
Data Instructions (motor nerves): the function of this part is to
transmit the decisions and the associated instructions back to the
members of the structure.
Action Devices (muscles): the purpose of this part is to take action by
starting the controlling devices/ units.
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13. 1.6 Importance for Smart Structures
- Light weight
- Warnings on problems that can encounter
- Preventative maintenance
- Performance optimization
- Improved life cycle
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14. General Requirements and Expectations
1. High degree of reliability, efficiency and sustainability not only of the structure
but also of the whole system.
2. High security of the infrastructures particularly when subjected to extreme and
unconventional conditions.
3. Full integration of all the functions of the system.
4. Continuous health and integrity monitoring.
5. Damage detection and self-recovery.
6. Intelligent operational management system.
Smart Technologies Prospects
1. New sensing materials and devices.
2. New actuation materials and devices.
3. New control devices and techniques.
4. Self-detection, self-diagnostic, self-corrective and self-controlled functions of
smart materials/systems.
1.7 SMART SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
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The scope of application of smart material includes solving engineering problems
for creation of new products with unfeasible efficiency and provides an opportunity
that generate revenue .

15. 1.8 Smart Structure Applications
1- Aerospace
- Damage detection
-Vibration control
-Shape control
-Adaptive structures
2-Defence
-Firing accuracy of weapons
-Vibration and noise reduction in submarines
-Smart missiles use smart fins which can warp to appropriate
shapes
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16. 3-Automotive
-Passenger comfort (noise control in cabin)
-Vibration control (active engine mounts)
-Health monitoring (smart sensors)
4-Industrial
-Manufacturing (machine tool chatter
control)
-Air conditioning and ventilation (noise
control)
-Mining machinery (vibration control)
5-Medical
 Smart sensors
 Micro robotics
 Surgical tools
6-Civil
 Bridges
 Earthquake protection
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17. -Vibration reduction in sporting goods : a new generation of tennis rackets,
golf clubs, baseball bats and ski boards have been introduced to reduce
the vibration in these sporting goods, increasing the user’s comfort and
reducing injuries.
-Smart clothes
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Examples

18. Noise reduction in vehicles : filaments of piezoelectric
ceramic fibres are used to counter noise in vehicles, neutralize
shaking in helicopter rotor blades, or nullify or at least
decrease vibrations in air conditioner fans and auto- mobile
dashboards.
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20. CHAPTER TWO
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2.1 WHAT IS VIBRATION ?
Scientific Definition
Any motion that repeats itself after an internal of
time.
Engineering Definition
Deals with the relationship between forces and
oscillatory motion of Mechanical systems.
A piezoelectric disk generates a voltage
when deformed (change in shape is
greatly exaggerated

21. Shunt Circuit Design
The smart damping technique chosen for this study involved attaching piezoceramic
devices that are shunted with passive electrical circuits. When the panel vibrates, as
illustrated in Figure below, the mechanical energy strains the piezoelectric material
and thereby generates electrical energy .The shunted electrical impedance then
dissipates this electrical energy. The components of these shunt circuits (resistors
,capacitors, and inductors) are chosen to produce an effective mechanical
impedance at desired levels and frequencies.
2.2 Terms Definitions
Shunt Tuning Damped vs. Undamped Vibration
2.2.1 Shunt Circuit Design
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T- Stress by Plate on PZT Vi- PZT Voltage
I - Circuit Current Rs- Shunt Resistance
Ls- Shunt Inductance Zs-Equivalent Shunt
Impedance
I
Vi
Shunting of Piezoelectric Materials

22. 2.2.2 Shunt Tuning
Tuning the PZT resonant shunt circuits:
The first step is to determine the electrical resonant
frequencies required to dissipate the mechanical energy.
The second step is to calculate the initial values for the
variable resistors in the shunt circuit.
The final step is to fine-tune the resistors with testing in
order to achieve optimal damping.
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23. Damped and undamped vibration refer to two different
types of vibrations. The main difference between them
is that undamped vibration refer to vibrations where
energy of the vibrating object does not get dissipated to
surroundings over time, whereas damped vibration refers
to vibrations where the vibrating object loses its energy to
the surroundings.
2.2.3 Damped vs. Undamped Vibration
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24. UNSHUNTED UNDAMPED
W/PZTs W/OPZTs
UNDAMPED
TEST PLATES
SHUNTED DAMPED
SHUNTED
DAMPED
UNSHUNTED
W/ PZTs W/O PZTs
DAMPED
TEST
PLATES
DAMPED
TEST PLATE
Test Plate Configurations Used to Evaluate the Benefits of
Smart Damping
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25. 2.3 Vibration Benefits of Smart Damping
for Undamped Plates
Once the smart damping plate was constructed, initial tests
were performed on the shunted and unshunted plates. The
shunt circuits were tuned to the resonant frequencies
between 50 and 450 Hz for the unshunted plate. Figure
(*1*) illustrates the effect of the tuned shunt circuits on
the plate vibration response. Peaks 3, 4, and 5 were the
most significantly reduced for the shunted plate.
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26. Frequency Response Functions
1
3 5
4
Unshunted
Shunted
PlateAccel/FrameAccel,gs/gs
Fig (*1*)
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
-1
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
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(HZ)
Unshunted and Shunted Plate Vibration Response
1
3 5
4
PlateAccel/FrameAccel,gs/gs
Fig (*2*)
(HZ)-1
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Effect of Adding Smart Material to an Undamped PlateFrequency Response Functions
Unshunted
Undamped

27. Peak Undamped
(g/g)
Shunted PZT
(g/g)
Reduction
(%)
1 (101 Hz) 57.79 31.84 56.1
3 (147 Hz) 47.74 7.53 84.6
4 (235 Hz) 11.28 4.05 64.1
5 (245 Hz) 47.97 3.87 91.9
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The goal of the testing was to determine the total vibration
reduction achieved by the application of smart damping.
Table above presents the decreases in the peak accelerations
that were obtained using the tuned shunts. The results
indicate that the smart damping significantly reduced the
four resonant peak vibrations, with the largest reductions
achieved for peaks 3 and 5.
Table.1. Effect of Smart Damping on Peak Vibrations
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28. 2.4 Benefits of Smart Damping for Damped Structures
This section investigates the added benefits of applying smart damping when
used with conventional passive damping materials. The effect of adding smart
damping materials to a plate damped with :
· unbacked carpet,
· shoddy and unbacked carpet, and
· shoddy and 0.3 PSF backed carpet
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Figure (*3*) Passive Treatments Used with Smart Damping Materials
500mm
Shoddy Unbacked Carpet
0.3 PSF
Backed
Carpet
400 mm
Fig(*3*)

29. The evaluation was based on comparing the vibration
measurements with and without smart damping for each of the
above treatments. These treatments, as shown in Figure (*3*) were
cut into 400 mm x 500 mm samples that were placed over the test
plates. Each material is evaluated by measuring the plate vibrations
similar to the undamped cases.
Shoddy is a foam pad made of interwoven fabric scraps that is
placed under the carpeting in vehicles.
The backed carpet has a layer of rubber melted onto the carpet to
add damping with mass loading.
The grade of carpet is measured as pounds per square foot or PSF.
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30. As was expected, the damping treatments altered the frequency
response of the plate which required the shunts to be retuned
for each damping case. Once the shunt circuits were optimized,
the three different treatments were tested for both the shunted
plate and the undamped plate.
The augmenting vibration benefits of PZTs are presented
first followed by the acoustic benefits.
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31. Vibration Benefits of Adding Smart Damping to
Damped Structures
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It is evident in Figures below that the smart damping has the most
effect on accelerations above 125 Hz. It is also noted that the
PZTs add less additional damping as the amount of treatment
increases and the vibrations decrease.
Another convenient method to assess the benefits of smart
damping materials is to evaluate their broadband performance
using a third-octave band analysis. For the vibration data, 1/3-
octave values were determined for each center frequency.

32. Undamped
Decrease in Acceleration Using Smart Damping
Frequency, 1/3 Octave Bands
DecreaseinAcceleration,(dB)
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-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
63 80 100 125 200 250 315
No Treatment
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33. U nbacked
Carpet
Decrease in Acceleration Using Smart Damping
63 80 100 125 160 200 250 315
Frequency, 1/3 Octave Bands
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-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
DecreaseinAcceleration,(dB)
D e c r e a se in V i b ra tio n L e v e l s U sin g S m a r t D a m p i n g
F r e q u e n cy, ( 1 /3 O c t ave B a n d s )
Unbacked carpet

34. Shodd y + Unbacked Carpet
Decrease in Acceleration Using Smart Damping
Frequency, 1/3 Octave Bands
DecreaseinAcceleration,(dB)
Shoddy + Unbacked Carpet
-4
-2
0
2
4
63 80 100 125 160 200 250 315
-3
-1
1
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35. Shodd y + 0 .3PSF
Carpet
Decrease in Acceleration Using Smart Damping
63 80 100 125 160 200 250 315
Frequency, 1/3 Octave Bands
DecreaseinAcceleration,(dB)
-3
-1
-4
-2
0
2
F r e q u e n cy, 1 /3 O c t ave B a n d s
Shoddy + 0.3 PSF Carpet
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3
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36. 63 80 100 125 160 200 250 315
UNDAMPED
PLATE
0.5 -1 8 -6 10 3 10 12
UNBACKED
PLATE
-4 -1 -2 -6 5 1.8 5 8
SHODDY+
UNBACKED
PLATE
-2 -0.1 -3 0.1 1.2 1.6 1 4
SHODDY +
0.3 PSF
PLATE
-1 1.5 -4 2 0.9 1 0.5 1
TYPES OF
PLATES
Hz

37. The benefits of smart damping materials, specifically
piezoceramics with shunt circuits, in reducing vibrations
were addressed. Tests were conducted on a test plate with
shunted PZTs. A comparison of the results with an
undamped plate showed that the smart damping materials
can significantly lower both the plate vibration for both
narrowband and broadband frequencies.
2.5 Summary
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38.  Akhras, G., “Advanced Composites for Smart Structures”, Proceedings, ICCM-12, 12th
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 An Experimental Evaluation of the Application of Smart Damping Materials for Reducing
Structural Noise and Vibrations Kristina M. Jeric
 International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (IJMIE) ISSN No.
2231-6477, Vol-3, Iss-1, 2013
 Ref. H.W. Hagood, and A von Flotow, “ Damping of Structural Vibrations with Piezoelectric
Materials and Passive Electrical Networks,” Journal of Sound and Vibration
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Adaptive Systems Lilienthalplatz 7, D-38108 Brunswick, Germany
 Overview of Smart Materials Bishakh Bhattacharya & Nachiketa Tiwari
Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
SMART MATERIALS AND SMART SYSTEMS FOR THE FUTURE by Georges
Akhras Canadian Military Journal Autumn 2000

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