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This document provides information about the MEN 400 Mechanics of Composite Materials course offered during the summer 2014 semester at Notre Dame University-Louaize. The course is a 3-credit technical elective for mechanical engineering students that introduces students to composite materials. It will be taught on Mondays through Fridays from 11:00-12:30 in room HA202 by Dr. Pierre Rahme. Students will learn about the macro- and micromechanical behavior of laminae and laminates, including stress/strain analyses, strength theories, and hygrothermal behavior. Assessment will include two exams, a final exam, and assignments, with the exams making up 90% of the final grade.

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Faculty of Engineering Mechanical Engineering Department: Prahme@ndu - Edu.lb

This document provides information about the MEN 400 Mechanics of Composite Materials course offered during the summer 2014 semester at Notre Dame University-Louaize. The course is a 3-credit technical elective for mechanical engineering students that introduces students to composite materials. It will be taught on Mondays through Fridays from 11:00-12:30 in room HA202 by Dr. Pierre Rahme. Students will learn about the macro- and micromechanical behavior of laminae and laminates, including stress/strain analyses, strength theories, and hygrothermal behavior. Assessment will include two exams, a final exam, and assignments, with the exams making up 90% of the final grade.

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MEN201 1/2

Notre Dame University-Louaize


Faculty of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department
MEN 400 Mechanics of Composite Materials
Semester: Summer 2014 Lecture time: M-F 11:00-12:30 Section: A Room: HA202

Credits / Contact hours: 3 credits / Five 75-minutes lecture sessions a week.
Instructor: Pierre RAHME, PhD.
Office hours / contact: M-F 12:30 01:00 P.M. Office E206 , [email protected]
Textbook: R. Jones, Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2
nd
Edition, Taylor and
Francis, 1999, ISBN# 1-56032-712-X.
Supplemental materials:
I. Daniel and O. Ishai, Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials, Oxford
University Press, 1994, ISBN# 0-19-507506-4.

Catalog description: Introduction to composite Materials. Lamina and laminate
mechanical properties. Micromechanics. Mechanical and hygrothermal behavior of
laminae and laminates. Lamina and laminate strength theories.

Type of course: Technical elective for ME students.

Pre-requisite: MEN 302, Mechanics of Materials II.

Learning Outcomes and their correlation to Student Outcomes**:
Learning Outcomes
Correlation to
Student Outcomes*
H L
Acquire an understanding of composite materials
(a),(e)
Analyze a stressed lamina in principal and non-principal
material directions
(a),(c),(e)
Calculate the strength of a stressed lamina using static
failure theories proper to composite materials
(a),(c),(e)
Analyze a lamina and its constituents using
micromechanics
(a),(c),(e)
Calculate the stresses and strains in a laminate under
mechanical and hygrothermal loading
(a),(c),(e)
Calculate the strength of a laminate using the first-ply
failure approach
(a),(c),(e)
Design of basic structures made of fiber reinforced
composite materials
(a),(e)
* H: High Correlation L: Low Correlation
**(a) (k) correspond to the Mechanical Engineering Student Outcomes

MEN201 2/2
Course topics:
No. of
weeks
Topic covered
Reading
assignment
1 Introduction to composite materials Chapter 1
3 Macromechanical behavior of a lamina: stress and strain
analyses
Chapter 2
2 Macromechanical behavior of a lamina: strength analysis Chapter 2
2 Micromechanical behavior of a lamina Chapter 3
3 Macromechanical behavior of a laminate: stress and
strain analyses
Chapter 4
2 Macromechanical behavior of a laminate: strength
analysis
Chapter 4
2 Introduction to design of composite structures Chapters 7

Assessment measures:
Exam # 1 25%
Exam # 2 25%
Final Exam 40%
Attendance and assignments 10%
100%

Additional course policies and requirements:
Homework assignments will be announced in class.
Make-up exams are given only in the case of an emergency with a valid excuse
accepted by the SAO.
Each student should acquaint her/himself with NDUs codes, policies and
procedures involving academic misconduct, including, but not limited to
plagiarism, cheating, etc. A source of guidance can be found at
http://www.ndu.edu.lb/administration/VP/Student_handbook_08.pdf

Prepared by / date:
Pierre RAHME, July 2014
Revised:

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