ME 6280: Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures

3 Credit Hours
Introduction to reinforced plastic composite structural materials and their use in modern structures. Discussion of basic material properties, testing procedures, design and analysis using classical laminate theory, failure analysis and introduction to the mechanical analysis of simple composite structures like beams and plates.

Note: Students enrolling in this course should be knowledgeable of strength of materials, linear algebra, MATLab programming.