Academic Catalog

ASE469 MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Course Code: 3840469
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 4(3-2)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ALTAN KAYRAN
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Fiber-reinforced composites. Composite manufacturing techniques. Macromechanical behavior of a lamina; Stress strain relations for a lamina. Micromechanical behavior behavior of a lamina. Macromechanical behavior of a laminate; Laminate constitutive equations. Lamina and laminate strength analysis. Beams, columns, rods of composite materials. Buckling of laminated plates. Strength and failure theories. Manufacturing and testing of laminated elements.