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Advanced Composite Materials

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of standard specifications of the Advanced Construction Materials, Main properties of Advanced Composite Materials (ACM). - Distinguish the behavior of Advanced Composite Materials subjected to different types of loading. - Identify and conduct the required tests for Advanced Composite Materials. - Distinguish the basic fundamentals of design flexural, shear, and axial strengthening of concrete structures using Advanced Composite Materials

Requirements

CES352s

Description

  • English Description

    Introduction to different types of modern building materials. Advanced composite materials. Fibers and Polymer properties. Fabrication technology. Advantages and disadvantages of modern building materials compared with conventional construction materials. Structural applications. Testing. Stiffness and strength characteristics of modern building materials. Flexural, shear and axial strengthening of concrete elements using advanced composite materials.
  • Arabic Description

    Introduction to different types of modern building materials. Advanced composite materials. Fibers and Polymer properties. Fabrication technology. Advantages and disadvantages of modern building materials compared with conventional construction materials. Structural applications. Testing. Stiffness and strength characteristics of modern building materials. Flexural, shear and axial strengthening of concrete elements using advanced composite materials.
  • Department
    Structural Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    2
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Student Activities (30 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 30% ) + Exam Grade (50)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 1, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    75
  • Equivalent ECTS
    3
  • - Course notes
  • - Lectures notes
  • - Recommended text books: "Mechanics of Advanced Composite Materials", Gibson, 1998
  • - Egyptian Code of practice for FRP "Code 208 – 2006" - Mechanics of Advanced Composite Materials, Gibson, 1998 - Mechanics of Advanced Composite Materials, Gibson, 1998.