Course: Properties of Composite Materials

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Course title Properties of Composite Materials
Course code TUVI/TWBVK
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rusnáková Soňa, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Modern technical materials and their distribution. Optimalization of material properties. Homogenous and heterogeneous materials. Surface phenomenon and their function. Weltability. Adhesion and their measurement. Influences on lubrication adhesion. - Composites - definition and their distribution. Synergic action in composites. - Fibre for composites. Properties of long-fibre composites. Oriented and non-oriented fibres of structure 1D, 2D and 3D. Properties of short-fibre composites. Term of critical length of fibres. Aspect ration of fibres. Kind of fibres. Properties and kinds of particular composites. Dispersion strengthening in composites. Reinforced strengthening. - The type of products from fibres. Glass fibres. Composition. The modification of surface of glass fibres. - Carbon fibres. The main kind of carbon fibres. Polymer fibres. Basalt fibres. Fibres to high-temperature applications. - Matrix. Polymer matrix. Unsaturated matrix. Epoxy matrix. Special kind of matrix to high-temperature applications. - Methods to preparation thermoplastic pre-preg materials. - Laminate. Orthotropic ply. Part by volume of fibre. Calculation of elastic constant of orthotropic ply. - Experimental determination of elastic characteristics of orthotropic ply. Hook low to special orthotropic plies. General orthotropic ply. Strength of orthotropic ply. - Superposition of laminate. Modulus of elasticity of isotropic ply (laminate from mat). - Constitutive equation of laminate. Fundamentals of sequence option of plies. - Other factors influenced tensile strength. Influence of freeboards of laminate. Thermal tension. - Metal composite materials - kind, basic properties and applications. Ceramic composite materials - kind, basic properties and applications. - Other type of modern composites. Composites with more than two constituent. Plate composites. Applications and perspective of composites. Other type of heterogeneous materials.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Individual work of students
  • Preparation for examination - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of mathematic, physic and chemistry.
Knowledge of mathematic, physic and chemistry.
learning outcomes
Students have detailed knowledge about composite materials.
Students have detailed knowledge about composite materials.
Students are well informed in the standardization, the quality control of composite parts and the recycling problematic.
Students are well informed in the standardization, the quality control of composite parts and the recycling problematic.
teaching methods
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral examination
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Composite Materials, Science and Engineering. 1987.
  • Barbero, E.J. Introduction to Composite Materials Design. London: Taylor and Francis, 1999.
  • Bareš, R.A. Kompozitní materiály. Praha, SNTL, 1988.
  • Černý, M. Vláknové kompozity. Praha : ČVUT, 2001. ISBN 80-01-02464-4.
  • Datoo, M.H. Mechanics fo Fibrous Composites. Elsevier Science Publishers, 1991. ISBN 1-85166-600-1.
  • Ehrenstein, Gottfried W.: . Polymerní kompozitní materiály. Scientia, 2009.
  • Geier, M.H. Quality Handbook for Composite Material. ASM International, 1999.
  • Kolařík, J. Vysokomodulová polymerní vlákna a vláknové kompozity. ACADEMIA, Praha, 1984.
  • Mazumdar, S.K. Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Products and Processing. London: Crc Press, 2002.
  • Middelton, D.H. Compozite materials in aircraft structures, 1st ed. London: Longman Grup, 1990. ISBN 0-582-01712-2.
  • Pancl, J. a kol. Kompozitní materiály. Praha, Conmat, 1992.
  • Táborský, L., Šebo, P. Konštrukčné materiály se spevnenými vláknami, . Bratslava, Alfa, 1982.


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