Advanced Composites (5cr)
Course unit code: C-10122-MSE--438
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Institution
- University of Tampere
Objectives
The target of the course is to make participants able to computationally estimate stress-states and damage in composite materials under thermo-mechanical loads and select constituent configurations for design of appropriate composite parts. In addition, a target is to make participants know the most important material constituents as well as manufacturing and numerical modelling methods used in the field of fibrous polymer composites. The course also offers supplementary skills to account for composite-specific aspects of joining and natural materials in the simulation of material behaviour.
Content
Core contentUnderstands scientific thinking, reasoning and explanation Evaluates and develops his/her information gathering processesStress-states in polymer compositesThermo-mechanical loads: applied to systemsFinite element models of composite materialsFailure onset modelsGathers, processes, evaluates, analyses and uses information in a versatile, critical and ethical wayComplementary knowledgeHas mastered at least one foreign language at a level that allows him/her to follow the developments in the field and to work in an international environmentDurability in compositesDynamic, transient analysisMicromechanic modelsDamage evolutionDelaminationKnows the risks associated with digital environments and takes them into account in his/her own actions Specialist knowledgeNonlinear material modelsFatigue loadsInterface modellingShell theory basics
Prerequisites
The students are required to have basic knowledge of mechanics of materials before entering the course. In detail, fundamentals of elasticity, the classical beam bending theory, reduced (2D) stress-strain states, and matrix algebra are necessary as prerequisites.