This schedule is preliminary!
Monday lectures are normally from 10:15-13:00 but some may be extended to 14:00. Thursday lectures are from 14:15-17.00.| Date | Teacher | Place | Topic | Lecture notes / comments |
| 23.08.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | 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 ? |
| 30.08.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Unidirectional composites (contd.). Orthotropic plies ? | AB&C 3.1-3.5, 5.1-5.3Recommended exercises: 5.9, 5.10, 5.13, 5.1 & 5.4? |
| 06.09.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Laminates? | AB&C 6.1-6.6Assignment 1 issued.? |
| 30.09.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Laminates, failure mechanisms & criteria? | AB&C 6.7-6.8 + 3.6 + 3.8 + 5.4 + 8.1Recommended exercises: 6.1, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6? |
| 04.10.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Production methods, mechanical testing? | AB&C 2.3 + 10.3Assignment 1 to be handed in by 10.15? |
| 07.10.2009 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Short fibre composites? | AB&C Ch. 4Recommended exercises: 4.1, 4.2? |
| 11.10.2010 | Brian 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 ? |
| 14.10.2010 | Brian 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 5.7Assignment 2 issued.? |
| 18.10.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Composites in ANSYS? | Z&B Ch. 8? |
| 25.10.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Sandwich materials; sandwich beams - introduction, stresses? | Zenkert Ch. 1-3 (specially Ch. 3).? |
| 01.11.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Sandwich beams - deformations and examples? | Zenkert Ch. 4Assignment 2 to be handed in by 10.15. Assignment 3 issued.? |
| 08.11.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Sandwich plates? | Zenkert Ch. 8-9 (parts). We confine attention mainly to isotropic face sheets.? |
| 15.11.2010 | Brian 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 10.15? |
| 22.11.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Design criteria and rules? | Handout.? |
| 29.11.2010 | Brian Hayman? | B70? | Revision? | ? |
| 09.12.2010 | ? | ? | Written examination? | 09:00-13:00 (4 hours)? |