MEng Materials Science and Engineering with Textiles Technology

The unit covers composite materials and structural ceramics and their mechanical behaviour.

The unit aims to:

• Provide the student with an understanding of the principles underlying the behaviour of composite materials and advanced structural ceramics.
• Introduce the basic micromechanics of long and short fibre composites.

A greater depth of the learning outcomes will be covered in the following sections:

• Knowledge and understanding
• Intellectual skills
• Practical skills
• Transferable skills and personal qualities

• Describe the nature and behaviour of composite materials.
• Apply basic micromechanics to describe the mechanical properties of structural ceramics, particulate- and fibre- reinforced composites.
• Apply basic modelling approaches to describe elastic and post yield behaviour of a range of composite materials.

• Show improved logical reasoning, problem solving and ability in applied mathematics.
• Apply simple models to predict the mechanical properties of composite materials.

• Develop the ability to communicate scientific subjects

• Solve problems utilising methods learned in lecture.
• Assess results critically by relating learned knowledge with current scientific papers.

Feedback given verbal and written

“Introduction to Composite Materials”, D. Hull, T.W. Clyne. Cambridge Univ. Press, 1996.
“Ceramic Matrix Composites”, K.K. Chawla, Chapman & Hall, 1993

• “Introduction to Polymers”, Chapter 24, R.J. Young, P.A. Lovell, CRC Press, 2011
• “Manufacturing Processes for Advanced Composites”, F.C. Campbell, Elsevier, 2004.
• “Composite Materials: Functional Materials for Modern Technologies”, D. Chung, Springer, 2003.
• “An Introduction to the Mechanical Properties of Ceramics”, David J. Green, Cambridge University Press, 1998.
• Composite Materials: Engineering and Science, F. L. Matthews and R. D. Rawlings, 1994.