Teaching plan

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.

DateTeacherPlaceTopicLecture notes / comments
23.08.2010Brian 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  

30.08.2010Brian Hayman  B70  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 

06.09.2010Brian Hayman  B70  Laminates  AB&C 6.1-6.6

Assignment 1 issued. 

30.09.2010Brian 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 

04.10.2010Brian Hayman  B70  Production methods, mechanical testing  AB&C 2.3 + 10.3

Assignment 1 to be handed in by 10.15 

07.10.2009Brian Hayman  B70  Short fibre composites  AB&C Ch. 4

Recommended exercises: 4.1, 4.2 

11.10.2010Brian 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  

14.10.2010Brian 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. 

18.10.2010Brian Hayman  B70  Composites in ANSYS  Z&B Ch. 8 
25.10.2010Brian Hayman  B70  Sandwich materials; sandwich beams - introduction, stresses  Zenkert Ch. 1-3 (specially Ch. 3). 
01.11.2010Brian Hayman  B70  Sandwich beams - deformations and examples  Zenkert Ch. 4

Assignment 2 to be handed in by 10.15. Assignment 3 issued. 

08.11.2010Brian Hayman  B70  Sandwich plates  Zenkert Ch. 8-9 (parts). We confine attention mainly to isotropic face sheets. 
15.11.2010Brian 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 

22.11.2010Brian Hayman  B70  Design criteria and rules  Handout. 
29.11.2010Brian Hayman  B70  Revision   
09.12.2010    Written examination  09:00-13:00 (4 hours) 
Published May 29, 2010 5:31 PM - Last modified Oct. 5, 2010 12:34 AM