ED4072 Composite Materials and Mechanics Syllabus:

ED4072 Composite Materials and Mechanics Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Study of different composite materials and finding its mechanical strength
2. Fabrication of FRP and other composites by different manufacturing methods
3. Stress analysis of fiber reinforced Laminates for different combinations of plies with different orientations of the fiber.
4. Calculation of stresses in the lamina of the laminate using different failure theories
5. Calculation of residual stresses in different types of laminates under thermo-mechanical load using the Classical Laminate Theory.

UNIT-I INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Definition-Matrix materials-polymers-metals-ceramics – Reinforcements: Particles, whiskers, inorganic fibers, metal filaments-ceramic fibers-fiber fabrication-natural composite wood, Jute Advantages and drawbacks of composites over monolithic materials. Mechanical properties and applications of composites, Particulate-Reinforced composite Materials, Dispersion-Strengthened composite, Fiber-reinforced composites Rule of mixtures-Characteristics of fiber-Reinforced composites, Manufacturing fiber and composites

UNIT- II MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITES

Manufacturing of Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs)-handlay-up, spray technique, filament winding, Pultrusion, Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM)-,bag moulding, injection moulding, Sandwich Mould Composites (SMC) – Manufacturing of Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) – Solid state, liquid state, vapour state processing, Manufacturing of Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)–hot pressing reaction bonding process-infiltration technique, direct oxidation-interfaces

UNIT-III LAMINA CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS

Lamina Constitutive Equations: Lamina Assumptions–Macroscopic Viewpoint.Generalized Hooke’s Law. Reduction to Homogeneous Orthotropic Lamina – Isotropic limit case, Orthotropic Stiffness matrix (Qij), Definition of stress and Moment Resultants. Strain Displacement relations. Basic Assumptions of Laminated anisotropic plates. Laminate Constitutive Equations – Coupling Interactions, Balanced Laminates, Symmetric Laminates, Angle PlyLaminates, CrossPly Laminates. Laminate Structural Moduli. Evaluation of Lamina Properties from Laminate Tests. Quasi-Isotropic Laminates. Determination of Lamina stresses within Laminates.

UNIT-IV LAMINA STRENGTH ANALYSIS AND ANALYSIS OF LAMINATED FLAT PLATES

Introduction- Maximum Stress and Strain Criteria. Von-Misses Yield criterion for Isotropic Materials. Generalized Hill’s Criterion for Anisotropic materials. Tsai-Hill’s Failure Criterion for Composites. Tensor Polynomial(Tsai-Wu) Failure criterion. Prediction of laminate Failure Equilibrium Equations of Motion. Energy Formulations. Static Bending Analysis. Buckling Analysis. Free Vibrations– Natural Frequencies

UNIT- V THERMO-STRUCURAL ANALYSIS

Fabrication stresses / Residual stresses in FRP laminated composites-Co-efficient of Thermal Expansion (C.T.E.) – Modification of Hooke’s Law. Modification of Laminate Constitutive Equations. Orthotropic Lamina C.T.E’s -Stress and Moment Resultants due cooling of the laminates during fabrication-Calculations for thermo-mechanical stresses in FRP laminates Case studies: Implementation of CLT for evaluating residual stresses in the components made with different isotropic layers such as electronic packages etc.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

On Completion of the course the student will be able to
1. Calculate for mechanical strength of the composite material
2. Fabricate the FRP and other composites by different manufacturing methods
3. Analyze fiber reinforced Laminates for different combinations of plies with different orientations of the fiber.
4. Evaluate the stresses in the lamina of the laminate using different failure theories
5. Analyze thermo-mechanical behavior and evaluate residual stresses in different types of laminates using the Classical Laminate Theory.

REFERENCES:

1. Agarwal BD and Broutman LJ,“Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites”, John Wiley and Sons, New York,1990.
2. Gibson RF, Principles of Composite Material Mechanics, CRC press, 4th Edition, 2015.
3. Hyer MW andScott R White, “Stress Analysis of Fiber – Reinforced Composite Materials”,McGraw-Hill,1998
4. Issac M Daniel and OriIshai, “Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials”, OxfordUniversityPress-2006,FirstIndian Edition-2007
5.MadhujitMukhopadhyay,“Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures”, University Press(India)Pvt.Ltd.,Hyderabad,2004(Reprinted 2008)
6. Mallick PK, Fiber – Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing and Design, CRC Press, 3rd Edition,2007.