What are the desirable properties of resins?

Graphically represent the following laminate (a) (0/90)s and (b) (((45)/0)290)s What are the merits and demerits of Tsai-Hill failure theory? List down the advantages of using sandwich construction. Define Lamina and Laminate Define the rule of mixture used to determine the material properties. What are the advanced composites? Find the Et of a glass/epoxy lamina with a fiber volume fraction of 70%. Ef =85Gpa, Em=3.4Gpa. What is strength ratio? What are the matrix and fiber factors which contribute to the mechanical performance of a composite? What is meant by orthogonally anisotropic material? Give an example Give an example of a laminate with zero coupling stiffness matrices Name any three manufacturing methods of fiber reinforced composite structures. List the common matrix materials used for composites Write the general compliance matrix for a fiber reinforced material. For a composite laminate what the matrix [A] represent Show the construction of the sandwich panel. What is thermoset ? name few materials.

PART B (4x16 = 64 marks) Answer ALL Questions Obtain an expression for the flexural modulus of a sandwich plate (i) with different face thickness (ii) with different face thickness and material. Explain with neat sketches the production of carbon fibers. Write short notes on vacuum bag molding and continuous pultrusion. Starting from generalized Hooks law , derive the material stiffness matrix [Q] for a fiber reinforced lamina in terms of elastic constants in principal material directions. Explain various applications of composites in detail.

3mm 00 450 5mm

Fig.20(a) A graphite/epoxy laminate CL Z Consider a two-ply graphite/epoxy laminate [45/0] with laminate axis as shown in the Fig.20(a).The 450 ply with 3mm thickness and 00 with 5mm thickness. The reduced stiffness matrix for 00 ply in the principal material direction is

[Q] =

Gpa

Find the laminate stiffness matrices namely [A] [B] and [D]. Starting from fundamentals, derive the extensional coupling and bending stiffness matrices, for the laminate. Using elasticity approach, obtain an expression for the upper bound on apparent youngs modulus for anisotropic composite materials. Obtain stress-strain relations for a lamina with respect to arbitrary axes. The stresses in the global axes of a 300 ply are given as x=4.0 Mpa y=2.0 Mpa stresses in local axes.

and xy = -3Mpa, find the

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