Fall 99

4791 - MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF COMPOSITES

Prof. W. Steven Johnson and Prof. Erian Armanios

Course outline

Class Subject

Chapter


Scoring:

_________
*- hand outs
** Herakovich Textbook

Introduction
MATERIALS: Fibers
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Polymer matrix
Metal matrix / Ceramic matrix
Surface treat, Fiber content, density, voids
MECHANICS: Longitudinal tension
"
" - Transverse tension, long. comp.
Micro-mechanics
TEST I
PERFORMANCE: Static - Tension
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" Static -Compression, flexure, shear
Fatigue of PMCs
Fatigue of MMCs
Impact
Joining - Pin Bearing
Joining - Adhesive Bonding
Design/Long Term Properties
MID TERM
Concepts of Solid Mechanics
Stress, strain, equilibrium
Constitutive Equations
Plane stress, Plane strain
2-D Constitutive Equations
2-D Transformation
Lamina Engineering constants

Measurements
Invariant Properties
Thermal & Moisture effects
TEST 2
Lamination Theory
Stress Resultants
Constitutive Relationships
Special laminates
Examples
Hygrothermal Analysis
Through-Thickness properties
Interlaminar Stresses
Failure and Damage


Each test counts 15% (x 2)
Homework counts 20%
Mid-Term and Final Exam each counts 25%

1
2.1 + h.o.*

2.3, 2.4 + h.o.
7.1, 7.2 + h.o.
2.5, 2.6, 2.8
3.1.1

3.1.2, 3.1.3
h.o.

4.1.1

4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5
4.2
h.o.
4.3
4.4.1
h.o.
4.6

**2.1-2.4
2. 5-2.9
2.10
2.11-2.12
4.1-4.2
4.3
4.4-4.5

4.6
4.7
4.8-4.10

5.1-5.4
5.5-5.7
5.8-5.9
5.10
5.11-5.15
5.16-5.17
5.18-5.20
8.1-8.2
9.1-9.3

Text book: FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES Materials, Manufacturing and Design, 2nd Edition by P.K. Mallick

MECHANICS OF FIBROUS COMPOSITES, by Carl Herakovich

Other sources of material:

HANDBOOK OF COMPOSITES edited by S. M. Lee

COMPOSITE MATERIALS Science and Engineering by K.K. Chawla

MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS by Robert Jones.