Civil Engineering Materials

School of Civil Civil Engineering Engineering,Materials Purdue University School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
CE 597W: Modeling Of Heterogeneous Materials
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Hours
Lecture Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 4:30-5:45pm CIVL 2117

Instructors
Professor Jason Weiss Office: G215 Phone: 494-2215 Email: wjweiss@purdue.edu Web Address: http://ce.www.ecn.purdue.edu/~wjweiss/ link to teaching, the password will be given in class Office Hours: whenever I am in my office, or by appointment (however questions will not be answered immediately before class 4:00 to 4:30) Farshad Rajabipour Office: G217 Phone: 494-5018 Email: farshad@purdue.edu Office hours: whenever I am in my office or by appointment

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Required: Numerous Handouts and Course Notes See Lecture 1

Course Objectives
The course provides a comprehensive treatment of the principals, modeling, and design of composite materials. During this course, students will learn about effective properties, mechanical and transport modeling, failure, statistical analysis, and health monitoring of composite materials. The importance of service environments and structural requirements will be discussed. Also, manufacturing and applications of a number of CE composites including wood, fiber reinforced polymers, and fiber reinforced concrete are discussed.

Attendance
Students are expected (REQUIRED) to attend all classes and examinations. Attendance may be checked using either unannounced quizzes and/or attendance sheets. Students are expected to attend and actively participate in class. Classes will not be made up for students who missed the class except in the case of EXTREME circumstances. If you have a foreseeable conflict please contact Professor Weiss WELL BEFORE the class and possible options can be discussed.

Grading
Exams (2 exams) Homework (approx 6) Attendance and Participation 60% 30% 10%

The course is NOT graded on A CURVE. Final letter grades are assigned based on the total number of percentage points accumulated. These percentage points are weighed so that the approximate breakdown looks as follows: total percentage in the 90s- A, 80s- B, 70s- C, 60s- D, below 60s- F. You are welcome to discuss any grade with Professor Weiss. It is important that this is done shortly after the graded work is returned. There will be no general review of prior work to find "extra points" toward the end of the semester. You are free to contest homework or exam grades; however this must be done in writing and submitted in person to Professor Weiss. This written explanation should include the location of the problem you are requesting the review for along with a description of the error that is believed to have occurred. The item in dispute must be submitted before the end of the first lecture following the return of the homework or lecture.

Civil Engineering Materials

School of Civil Civil Engineering Engineering,Materials Purdue University School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
CE 597W: Modeling Of Heterogeneous Materials
Homework
All homework is to be in a format that would be consistent with professional engineering practice. All homework is to be submitted on either plain (i.e., unlined paper) or engineering paper with the problem worked only on one side of the paper. All the sheets should contain the students name, assignment number, and the problem number. In addition it is anticipated that the solution will contain a clear description of the problem including what are the problem givens, nomenclature, and the unknowns. In addition, a sketch of the problem is needed as well as a free body diagram whenever applicable (straight-edges are to be used in constructing these diagrams). The solution is to be worked in an organized manner with relevant calculations and notes as appropriate. The answer is to be placed in a box at the end of the problem containing units. The details of your calculations must be shown for all problems that involve calculations. A result may be graded as completely wrong if given without supporting calculations. Any numerical result or answer that requires a unit is incorrect, and will be counted as such, if that unit is omitted or given incorrectly. Example: 50 is not the same as 50 mph or 50 km/hr. Each problem is expected to begin on a new page. You are expected to understand the concept of significant figures and to use the proper number of significant figures in the final statement of your results. Finally, all pages are to be stapled together before submission. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in loss of credit regardless of the correctness of the answer. Problems will be graded for correctness or will be checked for completeness, regardless of approach or solution at the discretion of the Instructor. Students are expected, even encouraged, to consult with one another on homework assignments and lab writeups; however all work submitted by the student is expected to be their own effort. If there is reason to believe that work has been copied from another student, university regulations may be invoked as regards to punitive action. Furthermore, the Professor reserves the right to assign a failing grade for either the specific work or for the entire course. Fall 2006 Page 2/3

Exams
All exams are closed book, open notes. Programmable calculators are permitted; however, grading will be based solely on the information shown on the exam sheet. For this reason all necessary steps, figures, and calculations are to be shown in order to obtain credit. All work that you submit must be strictly your own. If there is reason to believe that work has been copied or done in collaboration with another student, university regulations may be invoked as regards to punitive action. Instances of cheating during exams will result in full loss of credit for that exam. Additional measures including the immediate failure of the course may be applied at the discretion of the instructor and/or University Staff. There will be NO MAKE UP EXAMS in this course. Any student absent from an exam will receive a score of "zero" for the exam, unless the absence was related to a substantive personal or family health emergency (see followings for details). The dates of the exams are indicated on the syllabus. Therefore, all travel plans associated within or outside the university functions shall be made with this policy in mind. Any student missing an exam due to a substantive personal or family health emergency shall provide a written letter from a physician or a recognized individual authenticating the seriousness of the emergency and how it led to the student's absence from the exam. The letter should state the specific reason for the absence and the date and duration of the incident. The letter shall include the name, title, relationship to the student, address, and telephone number of the letters author. In such case, the instructor reserves the right to accept or decline the excuse.

General Information on Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is expected of all students at all times. Information on what constitutes academic integrity may be found in the handbook University Regulation and on the web at www.purdue.edu/univregs/index.html.

Civil Engineering Materials

School of Civil Civil Engineering Engineering,Materials Purdue University School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
CE 597W: Modeling Of Heterogeneous Materials
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M Introduction, Syllabus W No Class F Introduction to Course M Basic Definitins Used In Composites W Mechanics I (Definitions, Assumptions, Constants, Hookes Law) F Mechanics II (Isotropic and Anisotropic Systems) M Labor Day - No Class W Mechanics III (Examples) F Effective Media Approximations M Effective Media Computations I W Effective Media Computations II F Introduction to Strength of a Composite M No Class W Restraint and Cracking in Heterogenous Sytems F Fracture I (Definitions, Griffith, Obreimoff) M Fracture II (Continuum, G, K, Elastic/Plastic) W Fracture III (Physcial Aspects, Cohesive Cracks) F No Class M Fracture IV (Size Effects, etc..) W No Class F Microstructural Descriptors I M October Break - No Class W Microstructural Descriptors II F No Class M Exam I W Residual Stresses I - (Concept, Perfect Restraint, Partial Restraint) F No Class M Residual Stressses II - (Cylindraical Systems) W Monte Carlo Concepts F No Class M Monte Carlo Concepts W Health Monitoring - Acoustic Emission F No Class M Health Monitoring - Concepts W Health Monitoring - Electrical Methods, Vibration F No Class M Phases, Interfaces, and Interphases W Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites F No Class M Wood Composites W Thanksgiving - No Class F Thanksgiving - No Class M Fiber Reinforced Concrete I (Basic Concepts) W Fiber Reinforced Concrete II (Testing Procedures) F No Class M Fiber Reinforced Concrete III (Processing, Thin Sheet Products) W No Class F No Class December 11-16th, 2006 - Final As Scheduled by the University