Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University
CE 537 Section 02 Structural Composites
- Composite Materials in Civil Infrastructure
An Introductory Composites Design Course for Graduate/Senior Undergraduate Students
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Pizhong Qiao (Chiao), Sloan 120 (Phone: 509-335-5183)
Email: Qiao@wsu.edu
Class website: http://pas.ce.wsu.edu/CE537-2
Syllabus (PDF)
TEXTBOOK (REQUIRED):
Barbero E.J., Introduction to Composite Materials Design, Taylor and Francis, Inc., 1990.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR DESIGNING COMPOSITES:
Download: CADEC - Computer Aided Design Environment for Composites at http://www.mae.wvu.edu/~barbero/icmd.html or from the link at my homepage http://composites.wsu.edu/qiao/
Class Website: http://pas.ce.wsu.edu/CE537-2
Reference Books:
1. Jones, R. M., Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2nd Ed., Taylor and Francis, Inc., 1999.
2. Gibson, R. F., Principles of Composite Material Mechanics, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1994.
3. Structural Design of Polymer Composites, EUROCOMP Design Code and Handbook, Ed. J. L. Clarke, E& FN Spon, 1996.
4. Composites for Infrastructure - A Guide for Civil Engineers, Ray Publishing, Wheat Ridge, CO, 1998.
5. ACI 440R-96, State-of-the-Art Report on Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, American Concrete Institute, Detroit, MI, 1996.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To understand the fundamentals about composite materials – their mechanical behaviors, fabrication process, and design flexibility
2. To acquire the basic knowledge in mechanics of composites
3. To learn the applications of composite materials in Civil Infrastructure
4. To get hands-on experience with composite materials
5. To design composite materials and structures with aid of computer software
TOPICS:
1. INTRODUCTION (Ch. 1) (PDF)
Overview of Composites
Applications of Composites in Civil Infrastructure
2. MATERIALS (Ch. 2)
Fiber Materials
Resin Materials
3. MANUFACTURING PROCESSES (Ch. 3)
Concentration on processes suitable for structural applications:
- Bag Molding, RTM, Pultrusion, Filament Winding, and SCRIMP.
4. MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITE LAMINATED PANELS
Vacuum Bagging: Fabrication of a Composite Plate
5. MICROMECHANICS (Ch. 4)
Conceptual Understanding of the Theory
Applications to Simple Cases
6. COMPUTER LAB SESSION
Micromechanics Analysis with the Computer Program CADEC
7. PLY MECHANICS (Ch. 5)
Conceptual Understanding of Stress and Strain
Coordinate Transformations
Transformed Reduced Stiffness Matrix
Especial Cases
8. COMPUTER LAB SESSION
Macromechanics Analysis with the Computer Program CADEC
9. LAMINATE MECHANICS (Ch. 6)
Conceptual Understanding of Plate Stiffness and Compliance
Coupling Effects
Computation of Stresses
Definition of Laminate Types
Engineering Elastic Constants
Design Using Carpet Plots
Interlaminar Stresses
10. COMPUTER LAB SESSION
Laminate Analysis with the Computer Program CADEC
11. LABORATORY SESSION
Tensile stiffness and strength of coupon samples
Shear Stiffness and Strength of notched samples
12. FAILURE AND STRENGTH CRITERIA IN DESIGN (Ch. 7)
Introduction of Relevant Failure Criteria
Applications in Design Using Carpet Plots
13. THIN-WALLED BEAMS (Ch. 8 + Classnotes)
Overview of Mechanics of Laminated Beams (MLB)
Engineering Equations for Beam Stiffnesses
Conceptual Understanding of Beam Global and Local Buckling
Simplified Design Equations for FRP Thin-walled Beams
14. COMPUTER LAB SESSION
FRP Beam Analysis with the Computer Program CADEC
15. LABORATORY SESSION
Displacements and Strains for Simply-Supported Beams
Lateral Torsional Buckling (Illustration)
****** Visiting Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory (WMEL) (Extrusion process of wood plastic composite shapes) ******
16. COLUMN BEHAVIOR (Ch. 8)
Euler's Column Buckling
Local Buckling
Compressive Strength
Mode Interaction
Design Equation for Buckling of FRP Column
17. ADVANCED COMPOSITE BRIDGES: DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS (Class Notes)
Case Applications
Design Aspects and Considerations
Systematic Design of FRP Bridges
18. REINFORCEMENT OF CONCRETE WITH FABRICS (Class Notes)
Applications in Practice
Design Equations for Concrete Beams Wrapped with Composite Fabrics
Fracture Toughness and Design of the Interface Bond
19. REINFORCEMENT OF WOOD WITH PLATES OR FABRICS (Class Notes)
Applications in Practice
Qualification Test Methods for Interface Bond Performance
Fracture Toughness of the Interface
Design of Reinforced Glulam Beams
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