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ME-859 Mechanics of Fiber Reinforced Composite (FRC) Material

Campus	College of E&ME
Programs	PG
Session	Fall Semester 2016
Course Title	Mechanics of Fiber Reinforced Composite (FRC) Material
Course Code	ME-859
Credit Hours	3
Pre-Requisutes	nil
Course Objectives	To familiarize students with application areas of FRC Materials and provide students with means to select the appropriate composites for a given application, To provide basic means for design and analysis of structures made of composites, To familiarize students with a range of typical processing / manufacturing techniques for products made from FRC with a view to enable students to identify techniques which are more suitable for particular products, To introduce students to the Mechanical testing of FRC for generating design data (mechanical properties), To introduce students to modeling and simulation of failure and damage in FRC.
Detail Content	To familiarise students with application areas of FRC Materials and provide students with means to select the appropriate composites for a given application. To provide basic means for design and analysis of structures made of composites. To familiarise students with a range of typical processing / manufacturing techniques for products made from FRC with a view to enable students to identify techniques which are more suitable for particular products. To introduce students to the Mechanical testing of FRC for generating design data (mechanical properties). To introduce students to modeling and simulation of failure and damage in FRC Course Outcome The student should be able to solve problems related to strength and mechanical properties of different composite materials Apply the knowledge in development of new morphologies of composite materials and understand their properties for research application
Text/Ref Books	Mechanics of Composite Materials, Robert M. Jones,Taylor and Francis Publishing. Mechanical testing of advanced fiber composites, J.M.Hodgkinson, editor, Woodhead Publishing Ltd: Cambridge, England Military Standardization Handbook, mil-hdbk 17-3f working draft. 2003 Tsai, S.W., Theory of Composites Design, Think Composites. 1992 ABAQUS Theory, Analysis and User Manuals NASA Technical Manuals e.g. NASA TM 211737. 2002 and NASA TM 2006 214282. 2006
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