151-0353-00L  Mechanics of Composite Materials

SemesterAutumn Semester 2019
LecturersP. Ermanni
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish


AbstractFocus is on laminated fibre reinfoced polymer composites. The courses treats aspects related to micromechanics, elastic behavior of unidirectional and multidirectional laminates, failure and damage analysis, design and analysis of composite structures.
Learning objectiveTo introduce the underlying concept of composite materials and give a thorough understanding of the mechanical response of materials and structures made from fibre reinforced polymer composites, including elastic behaviour, fracture and damage analysis as well as structural design aspects. The ultimate goal is to provide the necessary skills to address the design and analysis of modern lightweight composite structures.
ContentThe course is addressing following topics:
- Introduction
- Elastic anisotropy
- Micromechanics aspects
- Classical Laminate Theory (CLT)
- Failure hypotheses and damage analysis
- Analysis and design of composite structures
- Draping effects
- Special topics
Lecture notesScript, handouts, exercises and additional material are available in PDF-format on the CMASLab webpage resp on moodle.

https://moodle-app2.let.ethz.ch/course/view.php?id=2610
LiteratureThe lecture material is covered by the script and further literature is referenced in there.