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 explores different types of materials such as triclinic, monoclinic, orthotropic, and isotropic, highlighting their relation to the existence of planes of material property symmetry. Furthermore, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of the engineering constants for orthotropic material. It recaps the content on composite materials, fiber-reinforced polymer composites, and the basic constituents of fiber and matrix. The course concludes with an explanation of the concepts of macromechanics and micromechanics of lamina and laminate, and the failure analysis of laminates.