This learning track covers a comprehensive study of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites, their structure, applications, and mechanics. It begins with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of these composites, their classification, advantages, and limitations. The track then delves into the intricate mechanics of fiber-reinforced composite structures, exploring concepts like anisotropic elasticity, macromechanics, and micromechanics. It further explores the strength failure criteria in these composites, the impact of environmental changes on their mechanical behavior, and the micromechanics of lamina. The track also covers the hygrothermal properties and elasticity in materials, the macromechanical analysis of laminates, and the classical lamination theory. It concludes with a comprehensive understanding of laminates, their stiffness, hygrothermal behavior, failure, and analysis. The track also provides practical applications of these theories in designing components using Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites.
Mechanics of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Structures
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Introduction to Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
This course covers the fundamental concepts of fiber reinforced polymer composites, their structure, and applications. For instance, students learn that composites are a combination of two or more materials combined on a macroscopic scale to for...Read more
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Mechanics of Composite Materials
This course covers the intricate mechanics of fiber-reinforced composite structures with a special focus on the review of elasticity. For instance, learners will delve into the generalized Hooke's law and the concept of anisotropic elasticity. The course also expl...Read more
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Mechanics of Polymer Composite Structures
This course covers the intricate mechanics of fiber-reinforced polymer composite structures. It provides a deep dive into the concepts of micromechanics and macromechanics, illustrating how these composites exhibit anisotropic properties. The course furth...Read more
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Strength Failure Criteria in Composites
This course covers the intricate details of strength failure criteria in fiber-reinforced polymer composite structures. It begins with an exploration of the macromechanics of lamina, including the stress-strain relationship, the influence of direction-depen...Read more
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Micromechanics of Lamina
This course covers the comprehensive study of micromechanics of lamina, a heterogeneous material composed of fibers and matrix. It begins with an introduction to micromechanics, explaining its significance in estimating the properties of lamina based on its constituents. ...Read more
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Hygrothermal Properties and Elasticity
This course covers the comprehensive understanding of hygrothermal properties and elasticity in materials. It delves into the micromechanics of lamina, focusing on the determination of stiffness, strength parameters, and elastic modules of fiber composites u...Read more
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Macromechanical Analysis and Lamination Theory
This course covers the comprehensive study of macromechanical analysis of laminates and the classical lamination theory. It starts with the basic understanding of laminates, their formation, and their significance in overcoming the limitations of lam...Read more
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Understanding Laminates: Stiffness and Hygrothermal Behavior
This course covers the comprehensive understanding of laminates, focusing on their stiffness and hygrothermal behavior. It delves into the different types of laminate stiffnesses, such as symmetric, anti-symmetric, and quasi-isotropic la...Read more
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Laminate Failure and Analysis
This course covers the comprehensive study of laminate failure and analysis. It delves into the micro-mechanical analysis of laminates, focusing on the failure analysis of a laminate. The course explains the relationship between force and moment resultants to the mid...Read more
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Designing and Analyzing Composite Structures
This course covers the comprehensive study of designing and analyzing polymer composite structures. It provides an in-depth understanding of the failure of laminates and the calculation of failure load. The course delves into the classical lamination t...Read more
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Understanding and Predicting Interlaminar Stresses
This course covers the comprehensive understanding of interlaminar stresses in laminates and their prediction. It starts with the mechanics of laminates and the classical lamination theory, explaining how to obtain the ABD Matrix for a laminate. ...Read more
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Understanding Laminate Deflection and Vibrations
This course covers two main aspects of classical lamination theory: transverse deflection of laminate and buckling and vibration in laminates. For instance, students learn to analyze transverse deflection by considering equilibrium equations and tr...Read more
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