Composite Materials and Structures detailed syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aero students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aeronautical Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aero 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to Aero Professional Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of composite materials and structures is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
MICROMECHANICS
Introduction – advantages and application of composite materials – types of reinforcements and matrices – micro mechanics – mechanics of materials approach, elasticity approach- bounding techniques – fiber volume ratio – mass fraction – density of composites. effect of voids in composites.
Unit II
MACROMECHANICS
Generalized Hooke’s Law – elastic constants for anisotropic, orthotropic and isotropic materials -macro mechanics – stress-strain relations with respect to natural axis, arbitrary axis – determination of in plane strengths of a lamina – experimental characterization of lamina. failure theories of a lamina. hygrothermal effects on lamina.
Unit III
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Unit IV
FABRICATION PROCESS AND REPAIR METHODS
Various open and closed mould processes, manufacture of fibers, importance of repair and different types of repair techniques in composites – autoclave and non-autoclave methods.
Unit V
SANDWICH CONSTRUCTIONS
Basic design concepts of sandwich construction – materials used for sandwich construction – failure modes of sandwich panels – bending stress and shear flow in composite beams.
Course Outcomes:
- Apply the micromechanics for the analysis of composite materials
- Apply the macromechanics for the analysis of composite materials
- Experiment with the laminated composites for various loading cases
- Demonstrate the manufacturing of composites
- Explain the applications and uses of composites in various fields
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Agarwal, B.D., and Broutman, L.J., “Analysis and Performance of Fibre Composites,” John Wiley & Sons, 3rd edition, July 2006.
- Allen Baker, Composite Materials for Aircraft Structures, AIAA Series, 2ndEdition, 2004.
- Calcote, L R. “The Analysis of laminated Composite Structures”, Von – Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York 1998.
- Lubing, Handbook on Advanced Plastics and Fibre Glass, Von Nostran Reinhold Co., New York, 1989.
- Michael F. Ashley, “Material Selection in Mechanical Design”, 5th edition, Butterworth-Heiner, 2016
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Aeronautical Engineering 5th Sem, visit Aero 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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