Teaching plan

This schedule is preliminary!

DateTeacherPlaceTopicLecture notes / comments
21.08.2009Brian Hayman? B91? Introduction; materials; unidirectional composites? Agarwal, Broutman & Chandrashekhara (AB&C) Ch. 1 + Sec. 2.1-2.2 + 3.1-3.5.

Recommended exercises: 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 & 3.7 ?

01.09.2009Brian Hayman? Room 534? Unidirectional composites (contd.). Orthotropic plies ? AB&C 3.1-3.5, 5.1-5.3

Recommended exercises: 5.9, 5.10, 5.13, 5.1 & 5.4?

04.09.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Laminates? AB&C 6.1-6.6?
11.09.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Laminates, failure mechanisms & criteria? AB&C 6.7-6.8 + 3.6 + 3.8 + 5.4 + 8.1

Recommended exercises: 6.1, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6

Assignment 1 issued. ?

17.09.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Production methods, mechanical testing? AB&C 2.3 + 10.3

NB day and time: Thursday 14.15 - 17.00?

25.09.2009? ? No lecture? ?
02.10.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Short fibre composites? AB&C Ch. 4

Recommended exercises: 4.1, 4.2

Assignment 1 to be handed in by 09.15?

09.10.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Laminated plates - 1? AB&C Ch. 7 up to Sec. 7.3.1. Handout (Z&B Ch. 5) up to p. 5.23 (parts only).

Recommended exercises: Z&B 5.1 and 5.2 ?

16.10.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Laminated plates - 2? AB&C Sec. 7.3.2 - 7.3.3. Handout (Z&B kap. 5) p. 5.23 - 5.30.

Recommended exercises: Z&B 5.6 and 5.7

Assignment 2 issued.?

23.10.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Composites in ANSYS? Z&B Ch. 8?
30.10.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Sandwich materials; sandwich beams - introduction, stresses? Zenkert Ch. 1-3 (specially Ch. 3).

Assignment 2 to be handed in by 09.15?

06.11.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Sandwich beams - deformations and examples? Zenkert Ch. 4

Assignment 3 issued.?

13.11.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Sandwich plates? Zenkert Ch. 8-9 (parts). We confine attention mainly to isotropic face sheets.?
20.11.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Failure modes in sandwich; local og global buckling? Zenkert Ch. 5-7 (omit Sec. 5.8-5.11).

Assignment 3 to be handed in by 09.15?

27.11.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Design criteria and rules? Handout.?
04.12.2009Brian Hayman? B70? Revision? ?
07.12.2009? ? Examination 09.00 - 12.00? Provisional date?
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