MECH451 INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
| Course Code: | 3650451 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- Introduce students to constituent materials of a composite system
- Provide an understanding of manufacturing methods and their impact on the finished composite product
- Determination of prediction of ply and laminate strength and stiffnesses
- Design principles used for composite design and how they differ from isotropic material design
- Determine failure of composite materials
Course Content
Composite materials and their structural properties. Composite systems. Principles of manufacturing. Structural mechanics of laminated composites. Generalized Hooke\`s law. Classical lamination theory. Plane stress problems. Engineering applications. Design principles. Failure criteria and damage tolerance
Course Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify various types of composite systems based on their constituents
- Differentiate between various methods of manufacturing used for composites
- Determine the laminate properties from lamina properties using micromechanics relationships
- Determine strength and stiffness of composite materials based on mechanics of materials principles