Composite Materials
- Basic definitions and concepts, Types of composite materials and their applications, Reinforcing fibers and plastic matrix materials, Manufacturing methods of short and continuous fiber composites, Mechanical behavior of constituents of composites
- Micromechanics and macromechanics of composite materials, Stress and strain tensors, Constitutive equations, Compatibility equations, Homogeneous isotropic materials
- Mechanics of unidirectional composites, Anisotropic homogeneous materials, Orthotropic materials, Planes of symmetry, Generalization of Hooke's law, Engineering constants of anisotropic materials
- Anisotropic properties, Methods of experimental characterization, Models for elastic constants for a unidirectional composite layer, Stiffness and compliance matrices
- Off-axis behavior of unidirectional layers, Transformation of stiffness and compliance matrices, Strength of an orthotropic layer, Failure theories for unidirectional layers, Behavior of a multidirectional woven fabric composite
- Mechanics of laminated composites, Types of laminates, Laminate codes, Stacking sequence of layers, Elastic behavior of layers in different directions, Stress-strain relation in the plane of laminate
- Stiffness analysis of a laminate, Classical theory of plates and composite laminate theory, Effects of stacking arrangement on mechanical properties, Coupling of in-plane load (deformation) and bending deformation (load)
- Strength of a laminate, Progressive failure method, Design of composite structures and their optimization, Residual stresses and deformations and their analysis, Thermal deformations, Chemical shrinkage of curing resins
- Time-dependent mechanical behavior of composites, Importance of viscoelastic behavior of polymeric composites, Relaxation and creep phenomena and their modeling
- Theory of Linear viscoelasticity, Integral and differential constitutive equations, Modeling of time-dependent behavior, Anisotropic viscoelastic behavior
- Marine applications of composite materials, Design of composite displacement vessels, Selection of materials and testing, Design of composite modern high-speed vessels, Loading and structural analysis
- Design of joints and compartments, Out of plane joints and stiffeners, Single skin ship construction, Fabrication of hull panels, Manufacturing space and equipment space
- Sandwich panel ship construction, Planar sandwich panels, Curing requirements for sandwich panels
- Degradation and recycling of composite panels, Failure of resin gel coat, Response of Sandwich panels to impact loading, Single impact or repeating impacts
- Finite element modeling of composites, Numerical theories, Bulk elements, Shell elements, Nonlinear viscoelastic behavior modeling