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COURSE CONTENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Experimental characterization of thermomechanical properties of orthotropic layer of fibrous composites (Basics of anisotropic theory of elasticity).
\nEngineering elastic constants, Effect of the shear interaction components, SXS, SYS, on the deformation behavior of generally orthotropic layers.
\nThe principal stress and strain systems in orthotropic materials,<\/p>\n

Measurement of shear deformations using strain gauges,
\nErrors of experimental measurements in tests of fibrous composites. Measurement of fiber volume fraction,
\nTests based on EN & ISO standards to characterize mechanical properties at the layer level.
\nHydrothermal behavior. Measurement of thermal and hygroscopic expansion coefficients.
\nInterlaminar fracture toughness under mode I and Mode II loading conditions.
\nInterlaminar Shear Strength (ILSS).
\nFatigue behavior of fibrous composites (Mechanisms of failure, Degradation of mechanical properties (strength and stiffness), Tests based on standards for characterization of fatigue behavior, SN curves, Constant life diagrams, Generalized Goodman law, Statistical evaluation of experimental fatigue data, Damage accumulation laws.<\/p>\n

LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Understanding the Anisotropic nature of Composite Materials and consolidating the necessary tests methods for their full characterization in relation to their Mechanical and Hydro-Thermal behavior.
\nIn particular, students learn and understand the necessary tools\/techniques for the characterization and measurement of a set of critical properties of materials required for the design and analysis of composite structures. Analysis and Measurements of:
\n\u2022 Engineering elastic constants,
\n\u2022 The Effect of Shear Interaction Components, SXS, SYS, on the deformation behavior of generally orthotropic layers,
\n\u2022 The principal stress and strain systems in orthotropic materials,
\n\u2022 Measurement of shear deformations using strain gauges,
\n\u2022 Errors of experimental measurements in testing of fibrous composites, Measurement of fiber volume fraction,
\n\u2022 Tests based on EN standards for the characterization of the layer mechanical properties,
\n\u2022 Interlaminar fracture toughness (mode I, mode II) and ILSS,
\n\u2022 Hydro-thermal behavior of composites,
\n\u2022 Measurement of the thermal and hygroscopic expansion coefficients.
\n\u2022 Fatigue behavior of fibrous composites (Mechanisms of failure, Degradation of mechanical properties strength\/stiffness),
\n\u2022 Standard Tests for the characterization of fatigue behavior of composites, S-N curves, Constant life diagrams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11551,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"msc_category":[],"courses_cat":[1682],"class_list":["post-35470","courses","type-courses","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","courses_cat-division-of-applied-mechanics-technology-of-materials-and-biomechanics-10th-semester-compulsory"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nExperimental Methods for Composite Materials - MEAD<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mead.upatras.gr\/en\/courses\/experimental-methods-for-composite-materials\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Experimental Methods for Composite Materials - MEAD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"COURSE CONTENT Experimental characterization of thermomechanical properties of orthotropic layer [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mead.upatras.gr\/en\/courses\/experimental-methods-for-composite-materials\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MEAD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mead.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/courses.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1374\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"776\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mead.upatras.gr\/en\/courses\/experimental-methods-for-composite-materials\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mead.upatras.gr\/en\/courses\/experimental-methods-for-composite-materials\/\",\"name\":\"Experimental Methods for Composite Materials - 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