Mechanics of Fibrous Composites

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: AEROSP 315 or MECHENG 412. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Effective stiffness properties of composites. Constitutive description of laminated plates. Laminated plate theory. Edge effects in laminates. Nonlinear theory of generally laminated plates. Governing equations in the Von Karman sense. Laminated plates with moderately large deflections. Post-buckling and nonlinear vibration of laminated plates. Failure theories and experimental results for laminates.