Topics

  A. Materials Characteristics

  Mechanical and Physical Properties, Materials testing, Strength and Stiffness, Effects of Residual Stresses, Durability and Aging, Fracture Mechanics, Fatigue Damage and Cracking, Thermal Stresses and Creep, Impact and Dynamic Response, Degradation of Composites.

  B. Fabrication

  Fabrication and Methods, Repair Technologies, Strengthening and Rehabilitation Micro/Nano-Composite Fabrication, Machining of CFRP Laminates, Hybrid Composites and Lamination, Autoclave, Filament Winding Process, Sandwich Panels, Extrusion Process, Pultrusion Process, Vacuum Bagging.

  C. Applications

  Automotive structures, Light-Weight Transportation, Vibration Damping, Structural Response and Design, Anchorage Systems, Connections and Joints, Bio-composites/ Implants, Micro- and Nanotechnology Composites, Textile Composites, Applications in Structural Concrete, Applications in Wood, Steel Structures, Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Sensing, Heat Resistance, Piping, Wrapping and Jacketing FRP composite.

  D. Analysis and Safety

  Codes and Standards, Safety and Security, Environmental Impact, Modeling and Simulation, Low-Cost Composites, Recycling, Material Resistance Factors and Design Criteria, Renewable Materials Filled Composites, Simulation and Analysis of Functionally Graded Material (FGM).