Physics for Sustainable Structural Systems

Inadequacy of classical mechanics, de-Broglie concept of matter waves, Davisson and Germer experiment, wave packet, phase velocity and group velocity, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle and its applications, time-dependent and time-independent Schrodinger wave equations, particle confined in one dimensional box, wave function and its physical interpretation.

Fiber optics: Fundamental idea about optical fiber, acceptance angle, acceptance cone, numerical aperture, principle of light propagation in optical fiber, attenuation and attenuation coefficient in fiber. Laser: Interaction of radiation with matter (absorption, spontaneous and stimulated emission), principle of laser operation, Einstein’s coefficient, Ruby laser, He-Ne laser, laser applications.

Newton's laws, static and dynamic equilibrium, stress and strain, elastic moduli (Young's, Bulk, Shear), Hooke's law, properties of fluids, viscosity, surface tension, capillarity, fluid statics and pressure, Archimedes' principle, Bernoulli's equation, flow through pipes.

Laws of thermodynamics, heat conduction, convection and radiation, heat capacity, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, melting and solidification, thermal resistance, enthalpy and entropy, equations of state, Newton's law of cooling.

Superconductors: Temperature dependence of resistivity and critical field in superconducting materials, Meissner effect, Type I and Type II superconductors, persistent current, high temperature superconductors, properties, applications of superconductors. Nano-materials: Introduction and properties of nano-materials, basic concept of quantum dots, quantum wires and quantum well, application of nano-materials.