Online Courses Handbook 2003

4754 (v.3) Composite Materials 351

Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	4776 (v.6) Structure of Solids 201 or any previous version
Classification of composite materials, applications, comparison of properties with other materials. Manufacturing routes for fibre reinforced materials. Structure and properties of fibres and matrices. Elastic properties, models of stress distribution. Plasticity of FR materials. Fracture mechanisms. Applications of principles to metal, ceramics and polymer matrices.