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151-0353-00L 4 Credits MSC D-MAVT , D-BAUG
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Mechanics of Composite Materials

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Paolo Ermanni
Number of participants limited to 80.
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:35:19

Abstract

Focus is on laminated fibre reinfoced polymer composites. The courses treats aspects related to micromechanics, elastic behavior of unidirectional and multidirectional laminates, failure and damage analysis, design and analysis of composite structures.

Objective

To introduce the underlying concept of composite materials and give a thorough understanding of the mechanical response of materials and structures made from fibre reinforced polymer composites, including elastic behaviour, fracture and damage analysis as well as structural design aspects. The ultimate goal is to provide the necessary skills to address the design and analysis of modern lightweight composite structures.

Content

The course is addressing following topics: - Introduction - Elastic anisotropy - Micromechanics aspects - Classical Laminate Theory (CLT) - Failure hypotheses and damage analysis - Analysis and design of composite structures - Draping effects - Special topics

Resources

Lecture Notes

Script, handouts, exercises and additional material are available in PDF-format on the CMASLab webpage resp on moodle.https://moodle-app2.let.ethz.ch/course/view.php?id=2610

Literature

The lecture material is covered by the script and further literature is referenced in there.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
written 120 minutes
Aids
open books

Registration & Places

Max Places
80

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Mechanics of Composite Materials
This course will be taught in a hybrid of online and face-to-face classroom formats; students will be informed who can attend the class on campus or should join the live streaming class.
  • Thu 09:15-11:00 (HG F 5)
2 h weekly
exercise Mechanics of Composite Materials
This course will be taught in a hybrid of online and face-to-face classroom formats; students will be informed who can attend the class on campus or should join the live streaming class.
  • Thu 11:15-12:00 (HG F 5)
1 h weekly

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