Seminar Syllabus
Composites Design and Analysis: Including
Failure Criteria,
Damage Assessment, Repair Technology
· Introduction
· Overview of Composite Materials and Their Properties:
o Specific Parameters and Metric/English Units
o Fiber Types and Respective Properties, Attributes
o Resin Systems and Their Attributes, Limits
· Composites Design and Analysis:
o Terminology
o Micromechanics – Predicting Essential Properties
o Software Codes Available
o Examples of Effective Properties of Common Materials
o Conducting Material Trade Studies
o Laminated Plate Theory (LPT)
o Quasi-Isotropic, Balance vs. Symmetry Issues
§ Why Important
§ Where They Are Used
§ What Consequences Are When Not Used
· Manufacturing Aspects – What to Expect, Limitations
o Typical Materials
o Typical Fiber Volumes
o “Translation” Properties
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· Failure Criterion for Composites:
o Methodology and Approach
o Various Types of Interest, Pros & Cons, Limitations
o Environmental Effects
o Microcracking
o Fatigue Issues
o Galvanic Corrosion
o Test Data Needed: A-basis vs. B-basis
o General Design “Best Practices” Rules
· FEA Methodology and Software Codes Available:
o Broad FEA Overview
o Software Codes Commonly Used
· Joint Considerations:
o Bolted Joints
o Adhesively Bonded Joints
o General Design Rules, Approaches
· Damage Assessment & Repair Technology:
o Damage Scenarios Reviewed
o Common Methods for Assessing
o Accept-Reject Criteria Importance
o Examples of Test Methods for Damage Assessment
o Repair Methods
· Summary, Wrap-up