Composite Materials Technology detailed Syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (ME), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU 6th Sem ME Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit Mechanical Engineering 6th Sem 2018 Scheme. For all the Professional Elective-1 subjects refer to Professional Elective-1 Scheme. The detail syllabus for composite materials technology is as follows.
Course Learning Objectives:
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Module-1
Introduction to Composite Materials: Definition, classification & brief history of composite materials. Constituent of composite materials: Reinforcements, Matrix, Coupling agents, coatings & fillers. Reinforcements: Introduction, Glass Fibers, Boron Fibers, Carbon Fibers, Organic Fibers, Ceramic Fibers, Whiskers, Other Non-oxide Reinforcements, Comparison of Fibers Matrix Materials: Polymers, Metals and Ceramic Matrix Materials. Interfaces: Wettability, Crystallographic nature of interface, types of bonding at the interface and optimum interfacial bond strength.
Module-2
Polymer Matrix Composites (PMC): Processing of PMC’s; Processing of Thermoset Matrix Composites, Thermoplastic Matrix Composites, Sheet Moulding Compound and carbon reinforced polymer composites. Interfaces in PMC’s, Structure & Properties of PMC’s, applications Metal Matrix Composites: Types of metal matrix composites, Important Metallic Matrices, Processing, Interfaces in Metal Matrix Composites, Properties & Applications.
Module-3
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Module-4
Nonconventional Composites: Introduction, Nanocomposites; Polymer clay nanocomposites, self healing composites, self-reinforced composites. Biocomposites, Laminates; Ceramic Laminates, Hybrid Composites. Performance/Characterization of Composites: Static Mechanical Properties; Tensile Properties, Compressive Properties, Flexural Properties, In-Plane Shear Properties, Interlaminar Shear Strength. Fatigue Properties; Tension-Tension Fatigue, Flexural Fatigue. Impact Properties; Charpy, Izod, and Drop-Weight Impact Test.
Module-5
Micromechanics of Composites: Density, Mechanical Properties; Prediction of Elastic Constants, Micromechanical Approaches, Halpin-Tsai Equations, Transverse Stresses, Thermal properties. Numerical Problems. Macromechanics of Composites: Introduction, Elastic constants of an isotropic material, elastic constants of a lamina, relationship between engineering constants and reduced stiffnesses and compliances.
Course Outcomes:
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Question Paper Pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
- Each full question will be for 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Composite Material Science and Engineering Krishan K. Chawla Springer Third Edition First Indian Reprint 2015
- Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Materials, Manufacturing, and Design P.K. Mallick CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group Third Edition
- Mechanics of Composite Materials & Structures MadhijitMukhopadhay Universities Press 2004
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