ME 7502 – Composite Structures – was last offered in the Fall 2018 semester. ME 7502 will most likely be offered again in the Fall 2020 semester. The course outline for the Fall 2018 course is provided in the link below.
ME 7502 Course Outline – Fall 2018 – rev2
| Lecture | Lecture Topics | Lecture Handouts | Lecture Notes | HW Files | Quiz Files |
| 1 | Introduction to Composite Materials and Composite Structures | ||||
| 2 | Effective Properties of Particulate Reinforced and Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Composites; Lamina Stress-Strain Relations | ||||
| 3 | Lamination Theory; Laminate Properties | ||||
| 4 | Laminate Properties (continued) | ||||
| 5 | Laminate Stress Analysis | ||||
| 6 | Fatigue of Laminated Composites | ||||
| 7 | Analysis and Design of Composite Beams | ||||
| Mid-term Exam files | |||||
| 8 | Analysis and Design of Composite Plates – Part 1 | ||||
| 9 | Analysis and Design of Composite Plates – Part 2 | ||||
| 10 | Analysis and Design of Laminate Structures & Composite Shells | ||||
| 11 | Analysis and Design of Composite Sandwich & Stiffened Structures | ||||
| 12 | Bonded and Bolted Composite Joints | ||||
| 13 | Finite Element Analysis of Composite Structures | ||||
| 14 | Fracture Mechanics of Composite Structures |