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Lecturer(s)
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Rublič Miroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lectures 1. Introduction to composite materials. 2. Manufacturing and technology 3. Basic relations for calculations of mechanical response of the composite materials. 4. Hooke's law and its transformation to another coordinate systems. 5. Material parameters for different types of composite materials. 6. Experimental determination of material parameters. 7. Failure and damage of composite materials. 8. Failure theories. 9. Analysis of laminates. 10. Analysis of sandwich materials. 11. The influence of other quantities on the behavior of the composite material - temperature change, humidity change, influence of the UV radiation. 12. New trends in manufacturing of composite structures. 13. Reserve Practicum 1. Introduction to commercial computation software for analyses of the composite structures. 2. Matlab and its use for mechanics of materials. 3. Calculation of the stiffness matrix. 4. Calculation of the off-axis stiffness matrix. 5. Laboratory example - tensile test of composite. 6. Analysis of the results of the tensile test. 7. Laboratory example - manufacturing of the composite materials. 8. FEM analysis of the laminae. 9. FEM analysis of the laminate. 10. FEM analysis of the sandwich material. 11. Failure analysis of the composite. 12. FEM analysis of different composite layups. 13. Reserve
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 65 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 35 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| Have basic knowledge in engineering and physics |
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| Be able to solve algebraic equations Be able to use a computer |
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| Explain the basic concepts of elastostatics (tensile diagram, Hooke's law, stress, deformation, strength, strength condition) Know typical composite materials and approach to their modeling (unidirectional, fabric, sandwich) |
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| Analyze simple problems of loaded composite materials Basic skills for simulation of composite materials in computational software working with the finite element method |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Lecture with a video analysis |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| E-learning |
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| Individual study |
| E-learning |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Task-based study method |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Lecture with a video analysis |
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| Task-based study method |
| Individual study |
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| Oral exam |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
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| Oral exam |
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Recommended literature
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Barbero, Ever J. Finite element analysis of composite materials using Abaqus. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4665-1661-8.
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Dvorak, George. Micromechanics of composite materials. Dordrecht : Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-94-007-4100-3.
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Wanberg, John. Composite materials : step-by-step projects. 2014. ISBN 978-1-929133-36-9.
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