Composite Materials and Mechanics detailed syllabus for Mechanical Engineering Sandwich (Mech Sandwich) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Mech Sandwich 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 Mechanical Engineering Sandwich 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Mech Sandwich 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of composite materials and mechanics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION, LAMINA CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS & MANUFACTURING 9
Definition -Need – General Characteristics, Applications. Fibers – Glass, Carbon, Ceramicand Aramid fibers. Matrices – Polymer, Graphite, Ceramic and Metal Matrices – Characteristics of fibers and matrices. Lamina Constitutive Equations: Lamina Assumptions – Macroscopic Viewpoint. Generalized Hooke’s Law. Reduction to Homogeneous Orthotropic Lamina – Isotropic limit case, Orthotropic Stiffness matrix (Qij), Typical Commercial material properties, Rule of Mixtures. Generally Orthotropic Lamina -Transformation Matrix, Transformed Stiffness. Manufacturing:Bag Moulding Compression Moulding – Pultrusion – Filament Winding – Other Manufacturing Processes
Unit II
FLAT PLATE LAMINATE CONSTITUTE EQUATIONS 9
Definition of stress and Moment Resultants. Strain Displacement relations. Basic Assumptions of Laminated anisotropic plates. Laminate Constitutive Equations – Coupling Interactions, Balanced Laminates, Symmetric Laminates, Angle Ply Laminates, Cross Ply Laminates. Laminate Structural Moduli. Evaluation of Lamina Properties from Laminate Tests. Quasi-Isotropic Laminates. Determination of Lamina stresses
within Laminates.
Unit III
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Unit IV
THERMAL ANALYSIS 9
Assumption of Constant C.T. E’s. Modification of Hooke’s Law. Modification of Laminate Constitutive Equations. Orthotropic Lamina C.T. E’s. C.T. E’s for special Laminate Configurations -Unidirectional, Off-axis, Symmetric Balanced Laminates, Zero C.T.E laminates, Thermally Quasi-Isotropic Laminates
Unit V
ANALYSIS OF LAMINATED FLAT PLATES 9
Equilibrium Equations of Motion. Energy Formulations. Static Bending Analysis. Buckling Analysis.
Free Vibrations – Natural Frequencies
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students would be able to
- Summarize the various types of Fibers, Equations and manufacturing methods for
- Derive Flat plate Laminate equations
- Analyze Lamina strength
- Analyze the thermal behavior of Composite laminates
- Analyze Laminate flat plates
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Agarwal, B.D., and Broutman L.J., “Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites”, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1990.
- Halpin, J.C., “Primer on Composite Materials, Analysis”, Technomic Publishing Co., 1984.
- Issac M. Daniel and Ori Ishai, “Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials”, Oxford University Press-2006, First Indian Edition – 2007
- Mallick, P.K., Fiber,” Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing and Design”, Maneel Dekker Inc, 1993.
- Mallick, P.K. and Newman, S., (edition), “Composite Materials Technology: Processes and Properties”, Hansen Publisher, Munish, 1990.
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