Course: Mechanics of composite materials 1

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Course title Mechanics of composite materials 1
Course code KME/MKM1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rohan Luboš, prof. Ing. CSc.
  • Kubáč Tomáš, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1.Motivation lecture. Intoduction in FEM. Basic terms. (Review of contemporary computaional systems for composite structures design and optimization.) 2.Production and technology ( unidirectional composites, composites with textile reinforcement, sandwiches, etc.) (Basic terms of mechanics of materials) 3.Basic relations of mechanics of anisotropic materials (stress and strain tensors), classification of anisotropic materials. (Use of MATLAB code for mechanics of materials problems) 4.Unidirectional composites, stress to strain relation. Stress and strain transformation. (Stiffness matrice of orthotropic material computation.)¨ 5.Elasticity constants of unidirectional composites and textile reinforced composites. (Computation of off-axis stiffness matrix elements, deformations of a curved beam from unidirectional composite) 6.Experimental determination of material characteristics of composites. (Minimizing curved beam deflection subjected to a concentrated load. Electric resistance strain gauges.) 7.Composite material failure. Fracture processes and micromechanical failure criteria. (Labs - unidirectional composite tensile test.) 8.Composite material failure criteria - non-interactice and interactive ones. (Laboratory measurement evaluation, ways of determining elastic constants of a unidirectional composite.) 9.Laminate analysis, classical laminate theory. (Failure index computation using different criteria.) 10.Constitutive relations, lay-up sequence of laminate. (Computation of extensional, bending and coupling stiffness matrices.) 11.Stress in laminate caused by change in temperature and moisture. Thin-walled tubes made by winding, axial stiffness. (Analysis of the influence of laminate lay-up sequence.) 12.New trends in manifacturing structures from composite materials. (Computation of an axial stiffness of a thin-walled tube made by winding.) 13.Reserve. (Credit awarding.)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
mít základy diferenciálního a integrálního počtu z oblasti matematické analýzy
má znalosti z vektorového a maticového počtu z oblasti lineární algebry
mít znalosti z mechaniky poddajného tělesa
mít znalosti ze základních experimentálních metod pružnosti
Skills
vypočítat základní typy derivací a integrálů
řešit úlohy lineární pružnosti izotropního tělesa
vyhodnocovat laboratorní měření
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
provést kontrolu pevnosti a tuhosti jednosměrového kompozitu
navrhnout analyticky nebo numericky kompozitovou součást
stanovit napjatost a deformaci v jednosměrovém kompozitu
popsat a klasifikovat anizotropní materiály
Skills
stanovit numericky mezní stav laminátu
vyhodnotit laboratorní měření
stanovit analyticky a numericky napjatost a deformaci laminátu
stanovit materiálové charakteristiky laminátu nutné pro jejich výpočet
řešit chování anizotropních materiálů
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Skills
Seminar
Laboratory work
Competences
Students' portfolio
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Combined exam
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Altenbach, H.; Altenbach, J.; Kissing, W. Mechanics of composite structural elements. Berlín : Springer, 2004. ISBN 3-540-40865-7.
  • Berthelot, Jean-Marie. Composite materials : mechanical behavior and structural analysis. New York : Springer, 1999. ISBN 0-387-98426-7.
  • Decolon, Christian. Analysis of composite structures. London : Hermes Penton Science, 2002. ISBN 1-9039-9602-3.
  • Laš, Vladislav. Mechanika kompozitních materiálů. 2., přeprac. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2004.


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