What is the course handout for Mechanics of Composite Materials at USF?
INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITE MATERIALS EML 4562/ EML 5930 ROOM ENG 309 (M W F 8:00-8:50) INTRODUCTION: “Do not give them any more straw to make bricks with, as your custom has been; let them go and find straw for themselves” (Exodus 5). Although man-made composites have existed for thousands of years, the high technology of advanced composites has been used in the aerospace industry only for the last thirty years. The applications are becoming diverse ranging from aircraft structures and missile canisters to tennis racquets and fishing rods. The objective of this course is to analyze and design fiber reinforced composite materials. OBJECTIVES: Introduce to advanced composite materials and their applications. Develop fundamental relationships for predicting the mechanical and hygrothermal response of multi-layered materials and structures. Study micromechanical and macromechanical relationships for lamina and laminated materials with emphasis on continuous filament. Introduce material, str
