515.603 Corrosion and Environmental Fracture of Metallic Materials See description under 515.419. This course covers the fundamentals of nucleation and growth as they pertain to solidification and examine a number of solidification processes such as welding, rapid solidification, and conventional casting. This course covers the fundamental aspects of both continuous and discontinuously fiber reinforced composite materials.
Emphasis is placed on continuous fiber organic matrix composites.
Material characteristics, fabrication aspects and micromechanical and macromechanical material characteristics are discussed. Topics include the development and utilization of laminated plate theory for determination of material properties and strengths of composite laminates, flat plate design considerations, fabrication methods and applications. This course is an individually tailored, supervised project that offers the student some research experience through work on a special problem related to his or her field of interest. On completion of this course, a written essay must be submitted. Final approval of the essay is given by the faculty adviser.