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Lecture no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Date 03.09 10.09 17.09 24.09 01.10 08.10 15.10 22.10 29.10 05.11 12.11 19.11 26.11 03.12 13.12 5 6 6+7 7 8 9 3 1 2 3 4 Topic no Title Introduction to composites Theoretical strength of materials Strong fibres Fibres (1): Glass and carbon Fibre strength statistics Visit to Ris, Wind Energy student day Fibres (2): Polymer Autumn vacation Volumetric composition of composites Distribution and transfer of loads between fibres and matrix in composites Composite micromechanics: Stiffness Composite micromechanics: Stiffness Composite micromechanics: Strength Composite micromechanics: Toughness Overview of pensum Questions for oral exam Oral exam [3] pp 1584-1600 [1] Chap. 7: pp 228-240 [6] pp 389-412 [4] pp 1057-1069 [5] pp 37-39 [4] pp 1057-1069 [5] pp 37-39 [1] Chap. 7: pp 252-264 [6] pp 412-419 [6] pp 419-424 5.1 + 5.2 6.1 + 6.2a 6.2b + 7.1 7.2 [1] 7.11. (4,5,8,9,10,16,17) 9.1-5 BM BM BM BM LM LM All [1] Chap. 2 3.2 + 3.3 Reading, pensum [1] Chap. 1: pp 1-18 [2] pp 1-8 + pp 21-30 [1] Chap. 2 [1] Chap. 2 [1] Chap. 2: pp 65-78 4.1 + 4.2 (+ 4.3) Reading, suppl. [7] pp 119-140 Exercises Teacher HL HL HL LM LM/BM BM

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Literature 1: Renard and Bunsell, "Fundamentals of Fibre Reinforced Composite Materials", IOP Publishing, 2005 2: Kelly and Macmillan, "Strong Solids", Clarendon Press, 3. ed., 1986 3: Madsen et al., "Plant fibre composites - porosity and volumetric interaction", Composites Science and Technology 2007; 67: 1584-1600 4: Madsen et al., "Plant fibre composites - porosity and stiffness", Composites Science and Technology 2009; 69: 1057-1069 5: Madsen and Lilholt, "Guidelines for mechanical design with biocomposites - properties, weights and costs", JEC Composites Magazine 2007; 37: 37-39 6: Lilholt, "Strengthening and its mechanisms", chapter 17 in book: "Mechanical properties of metallic composites", ed. Ochiai, Marcel Dekker Inc., 1994 7: Lilholt and Madsen, "Properties of flax and hemp composites", chapter 7 in book: "Flax and hemp fibres: a natural solution for the composite industry", JEC Composites, 2012. 8: Brndsted et al., "Composite materials for wind power turbine blades", Annual Review of Materials Research 2005; 35:505-538 Further reading "The new science of strong materials or why you don't fall through the floor", J.E. Gordon, Princeton University Press, 2. edition, 1976 "Flax and hemp fibres: a natural solution for the composite industry", CELC, JEC Composites, 2012. Teachers Hans Lilholt (HL) Bo Madsen (BM) Lars P. Mikkelsen (LM)

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