BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus

First Semester 2015-2016

Course Handout
Course Number

: ME F452

Course Title

: Composite Materials and Design

Instructor

: SACHIN WAIGAONKAR

I. Course Description
Introduction of composite materials; classification; theory of reinforcement, properties of
fibre reinforcement and production technology of composites Plastics and their
processing technology, Mathematical modeling and computational techniques for the
mechanics of composites and plastics. Applications of plastics and composite in
automotive and aerospace structures.
II. Scope and Objective
Composite Materials have gained considerable importance over the years due to their
outstanding mechanical properties, less weight, flexibility, ease of fabrication, corrosion
resistance, impact strength and fatigue resistance. They find extensive applications in
automobile and aerospace industries. Plastics have also been extensively used for
domestic as well as engineering application mainly due to their easy processibility and
good mechanical properties and competitive cost. This course deals with the structure
property processibility studies of the composite and plastics materials and their
applications.
III. Prescribe Textbooks
T1.

B.D. Agrawal L.J. Broutman and K. Chandrashekhara Analysis and Performance

of Fiber Composites, John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2006
T2. R J Crawford, Plastics Engineering, Butterworth Heinemann, An imprint of
Elsevier science.
IV. Course Contents
Week
No.

Topic

Reference to Text
book
Chapter 1 T1, T2

General Properties of Plastics

Composite Materials and Classifications

Chapter 1 T1

3-5

Fiber Materials and Fabrication of Composites

Chapter 2 T1

Behavior of Unidirectional Composites

Chapter 3 T1

Behavior of Unidirectional Composites

Short fiber Composites

Chapter 3 T1
Chapter 4 T1

Analysis of an orthotropic lamina

Chapter 5 T1

10

Analysis of an orthotropic lamina

Chapter 5 T1

11-12

Analysis of Laminated Composites

Chapter 6 T1

13-14

Analysis of Laminated Composites

Chapter 6 T1

15

Experimental Characterization of Composites

Chapter 11 T1

16

Mechanical Behavior of Plastics

Chapter 2 T2

17

Mechanical Behavior of Plastics

Chapter 2 T2

V. Evaluation Scheme:
No.

Component

Test-I

Test-II

Comprehensive
Examination
Assignments/ Lab
projects

Duration Weightage Date and Time

(%)
60 min
20
21/09/2015 2- 3 P.M.
60 min

20

27/10/2015 2- 3 P.M.

3 hours

50

08/12/2015 2-5 P.M.

10

Remarks
Closed
Book
Closed
Book
Closed
Book
Open Book

VI. Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announced in the class.

VII. Notices concerning the course: All notices concerning the course will be displayed
on Workshop Notice board.
VIII. Make-up Policy: Make-up will be permitted only in genuine cases with prior
permission.

(Instructor-in-Charge)