Syllabus:
Composites Overview: Materials, Manufacturing, Design/Analysis, Testing/NDT and
Applications
DATE: September 14-15,
2010
TIME: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Sheraton Grand Hotel
- Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
4440 W. John Carpenter Frwy. - Irving, TX 75063
To register contact Priscilla at Priscilla@sampe.org
or +1.626.331.0616, ext. 610.
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Day 1 ·
Introduction ·
Composites
Market Overview (Trends, Statistics) ·
Basic
Definitions for Attendees: o Advanced Composties vs. FRP Composites o Specific Parameters and Metric/English Units o References and Resources ·
Materials
of Constructions: o Fiber Reinforcements (Types, Forms, Etc.) o Resin Matrices (Thermosets and Thermoplastics) ·
Composites
Design and Analysis Overview: o Terminology o Micromechanics o Laminated Plate Theory (LPT) o Quasi-Isotropic, Balance vs. Symmetry Issues o Failure Criteria o General Design “Best Practices” Rules o Joint Considerations: § Bolted Joints § Adhesively Bonded Joints o Safety Factors in Typical Industries ·
Day One
- Summary, Wrap-up |
Day 2 ·
Composites
Test Methods: o Tension, Compression and Shear o Miscellaneous Tests o Fracture Mechanics Tests ·
Manufacturing
Methods: o Contact Molding o Vacuum Bagging and Hand-Lay-up o Filament Winding o Pultrusion o Automated Tape Laying o Automated Fiber Placement o Resin Infusion (RTM, VARTM, SCRIMP, FRI, etc.) o SMC, BMC Methods ·
Tooling
for Composites: o Metal o Composites o Other Types ·
NDE
Inspection Overview ·
Sandwich
and Core Technology: o General Considerations o Foam Materials o Honeycomb Materials ·
Specific
Examples of Applications – Various Manufacturing Methods and Markets ·
Day Two
- Summary, Wrap-up |
Instructor: Dr. Scott Beckwith, president of BTG
Composites Inc., is an international consultant in FRP and advanced composites
areas, as well as SAMPE’s Technical Director. He has over 44 years experience
in composites design, analysis, testing and manufacturing areas as an engineer.
He has taught over 2500 attendees in various composites technology events,
seminars, tutorials, courses and workshops. He is a SAMPE Fellow (2003). He is
a graduate of Texas A&M University (BS, 1964 and PhD, 1974) and the
California Institute of Technology (MS, 1965).
Contact Priscilla
Heredia at Priscilla@sampe.org
or +1.626.331.0616, ext. 610 with any questions or to register.