Undergraduate Catalog

AERO 426 Composite Materials Design

Overview of the reinforcements of composites, typical mechanical behavior of constituents and their properties, overview of manufacturing processes of composites, constitutive equation of linear elastic orthotropic materials, macro-mechanics of lamina, micro-mechanics of lamina, design principles of laminates, linear elastic analysis of composite beams, plates and stiffened panels, failure theories and strength analysis of a lamina.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

AERO 225, CIVE 225, MEEN 325

Offered

Fall Spring