Oct 15, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

ME 484 - Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials


Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introduction to the analysis and design of fiber-reinforced composite materials. The course centers upon a semester-long design project. As part of this project, cadet teams first conduct a literature search to determine types of fiber materials, matrix materials and manufacturing methods currently available and present their findings and project recommendations to the class. The analysis of material response to loading for both lamina and laminates is discussed. The cadets, working in teams, then analyze, design, and fabricate a fiber-reinforced structure. Prerequisite(s): ME 206 .