Mechanics and Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures

1. Classical Lamination Theory

a. Short Overview of Materials. Composites Design Philosophy

b. Theory of Elasticity

c. Engineering Constants

d. Stress en Strain Transformations / Implications for Testing

e. Thin laminates

2. Progressive damage analysis

a. Failure criteria

b. First ply failure en Last ply failure

c. Damage tolerance analysis

3. Reliability analysis en Health monitoring

a. Probability of Failure en Uncertainty quantification

b. Structural Health Monitoring

4. Basic Stress Solutions and Buckling of Composite Plates

a. Typical Airframe Elements

b. Airframe Design Process, Materials en Damage

c. Plate Governing Equations / Solution of the PDE

d. Energy Minimization Methods

e. Buckling of Composite Plates