AMTAS

Dates:	March 20–22, 2012
Time:	2.5 days
	Tuesday–Thursday
Location:	University of Washington
	Seattle, Washington

Course Outline

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 (full day, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.)

• Overview: Advanced Composite Materials
• Polymer Matrix Composite Constituents
• Polymers
• High-performance Fibers
• Manufacturing Processes
  • Prepreg based Processes
  • Non-prepreg based Processes
  • Tooling

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 (full day, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.)

• Preliminary Discussion/Review
  • Review: Force, Stress, and Strain Tensors
  • Hooke’s Law for Anisotropic Materials
• Introduction to Composite Stress Analysis
  • Unidirectional Composite Laminates
  • Multi-angle Composite Laminates
    • Classical Lamination Theory
    • Simplifications Due to Stacking Sequences
    • Effective Material Properties
    • Program CLT
• Composite Strength Predictions
• Brief Comments (notched behavior, LEFM, transverse displacements/buckling)

Thursday, March 22, 2012 (half day, 8 a.m.–Noon)

• Non-destructive Inspection
• Composite Repair Techniques