Syllabus
Unit 1
Introduction to Composites: Concept of Composite materials, Classification of Composites, Various types of composites, Classification based on Matrix Material: Organic Matrix Composites (Polymer matrix composites (PMC)/Carbon Matrix Composites or Carbon-Carbon Composites, Advantages of Composites materials. Reinforcements and Matrices for various types of composites Fibers/Reinforcement Materials, Role and Selection of reinforcement materials, Types of fibers, Mechanical properties of fibers,
Unit 2
Functions of Matrix, Desired Properties of Thermosets and Thermoplastics, Metal matrix, Ceramic matrix, Carbon Matrix, Glass Matrix etc. Laminated composites, Lamina and Laminate Lay-up, Ply-orientation definition, Manufacturing processes. Testing of Composites: Mechanical testing of composites, Tensile testing, Compressive testing. Functions of honeycomb structures and hybrid composite.
Unit 3
Determination of longitudinal and transverse strengths of lamina, mechanics of short fiber composites, stress-strain relationships of anisotropic lamina with arbitrary orientations, analysis of laminated composites, types of laminates, stress- strain variation in laminates using classical lamination theory, thermal stresses in laminates, different types of failure criteria, introduction to inter-laminar stresses in composites.
Objectives and Outcomes
Course Objectives
Provide students with a basic understanding of different fibers, matrices and uses of composite materials, their structural and mechanical properties and the capability to perform basic analysis of the mechanical response of composite materials.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Understand the general classification of composite materials.
CO2: Introduce different types of composite material systems.
CO3: Understand different manufacturing techniques used to develop the composites.
CO4: Know the various testing procedures used to predict the strength of composite materials.
CO5: Apply the laminated theory for designing of composite laminates and its failures.
CO-PO Mapping
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PSO2 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
2 |
2 |
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3 |
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Text Books / References
Text Book(s)
Jones R. M., ” Mechanics of Composite Materials”, 2nd edition, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, New York, 1998.
Reference(s)
Agarwal B. D. and Broutmen L. J. “Analysis and performance of Fiber Composites”, John Wiley and Sons, New York 1990.
Chawla, Krishan K (2012), Composite Materials, Science and Engineering, ISBN: 978-0-387-74365, Springer.
Sam Zhang, Dongliang Zhao (2013), Aerospace Materials Handbook, ISBN: 978-1-4398-7329-8, Taylor and Francis. Leonard Hollaway (1994), Handbook of Polymer Composite for Engineers, ISBN: 1-85573-1290, Woodhead Publishing Ltd.
