TAM 6550 Advanced Composite Materials (also CEE 6760, MAE/MSE 6550)
Spring. 4 credits. TAM 4550/5550 not a prerequisite but excellent background.
Topics center around micromechanical and statistical (reliability) aspects of the strength and fatigue of fibrous composites. Topics include Hedgepeth shear-lag models of stress transfer around arrays of fiber breaks; statistical theories of composite failure to forecast reliability; stress distributions around holes and cuts in composite laminates; and compressive strength of composites.