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Composites, 2013-2014General information
Ives De Baere
CompositesIves De Baere and Joris Degrieck – 2013-2014
Overview ECTS (1)• Language: English
– Slides and lectures will be in English– Slides serve as English course notes– Dutch course notes will be provided as study-aid
(around €10)• 60 contact hours
– 30h theory– 15h practicum
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– 15h exercises – paper or computer• Timeframe: to be determined
– Fixed timeslot each week – discussed later
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Overview ECTS (2)• This course serves as an introduction to the
technology around composite materials and their mechanical behaviour
• Focus lies on– Technology (used materials, production processes,
properties, …)– Mechanics of composite (behaviour of a ply, of a
plate, laminate theory, …)Testing of composites (mechanical testing non
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– Testing of composites (mechanical testing, non destructive evaluation, …)
– Designing with composites
Overview ECTS (3)• Evaluation criteria
– End-of-term evaluation• First examination
– Oral closed-book examination with written preparation
• Second examination (re-sit)– Oral closed-book examination with written
preparation
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Practical aspects• First weeks only lectures
– Proposed timing• Monday 8h30 – 9h45• Tuesday 11h30 12h45• Tuesday 11h30-12h45• Thursday 8h30 – 9h45• Friday 8h30 – 9h45
• Pc exercises using eLamX• Hands-on practicum• Company visits and workshops
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Company visits and workshops• Main organisation: via Minerva
Exercises• Exercises using eLamX software
– eLamX available on minerva– Freeware, just unzip and run– Demo tutorials: link on minerva
• eLamX: classical laminate theory– Timing: later this semester, details will follow– bring your own pc!
• Exercises will be arranged by
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g y– Jana Faes– Contact: [email protected]
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Company visits and workshops (1)• 1st International Workshop on EMBEDDED
OPTICAL SENSORS for COMPOSITE MATERIALS– Monday 7 October 2013 (whole day)
• Which lectures are already planned ?
• Visit to SLC (Sirris-Leuven-Gent Composites Application Lab)– Demo’s and hands on experience with production
methods
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methods– 1 (half) day between 14 and 27 October
• Possibilities?
Company visits and workshops (2)• Demo’s and hands-on experience in our
laboratory for production methods– 1 half day (two hours), precise moment to be
fixed• Demo and exercise on Mechanical testing
– More information will follow• Lab visits and workshops will be organised by
– Geert Luyckx
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– Contact: [email protected]
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Oral examination• English !• Specific details on what to know will be given
at the end of the semester• Dutch text will be provided as study-aid• English slides will provided
– Either via Minerva, or printed• There will be some questions related to the
workshops hands-on demo’s and exercises
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workshops, hands on demo s and exercises– For the composites workshop, the non-
confidential slides will be provided after the workshop
Contact information• prof. dr. ir. Joris Degrieck
– Lecturer in charge– [email protected]
• dr. ir. Ives De Baere– lecturer– [email protected]
• Website– http://www.composites.ugent.be
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p p g• Questions or remarks
– In between or after the lectures– e-mail