Why Layered Composites — Lesson 3

Layered composites offer numerous advantages for a wide range of applications. Their unique benefits include tailoring designs to achieve specific stiffness and strength properties, customization, flexibility in using different materials in different layers, and suitability for complex curved structures. These properties make layered composites an essential choice in the field of engineering. In this video, we will discuss many of these properties of layered composites through some interesting examples.


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Video Highlights

00:34 — Wind turbine blade: An example of layered composites
02:17 — What are layered composites?
03:09 — Cost factor of layered composites and their manufacturing complexity
03:36 — How do layered composites allow customization of material properties?
04:10 — How are layered composites an ideal choice for complex curved structures?