CME 552 - Mechanical Characterization Laboratory

(3 credits)

A 3-credit lecture-laboratory course. Experimental characterization of composite materials including: density of fibers; fiber content, tension, compression; flexure, in-plane shear; interlaminar shear; fatigue and impact properties of composite materials; effect of stress concentration in composites; lamina off-axis properties; flexural and shear properties of sandwich composites, Creep properties of composites, comparison and contrast of properties of various materials and test methods, experiment design and research, and technical writing. Prerequisites: STAT 210 - Statistics or STAT 303 - Introduction to Engineering Statistics, and CME 260 - Mechanics of Materials (see undergraduate catalog). Corequisite: CME 550 - Mechanics of Composite Materials. Grade only. Offered annually (usually fall semester).

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