Composite Materials
Classes
Composite
Materials
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Course Discription Composite materials are used in everything from airplanes to tennis rackets. You will be introduced to the design, fabrication, and testing of composite materials. You will get the opportunity to learn through experimentation and observation in a hands-on experience, using a wide variety of available materials (including carbon fiber and Kevlar). You will begin the class by brainstorming ways to create a composite material. |
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A sample with BB’s after being tested. It didn't work very well.
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| Your ideas will then be used to make your own composites, which will be tested using industry-standard techniques. You will make observations about which materials, arrangements, and techniques you believe will produce the best composite. You will fabricate a second set of composites in order to confirm, or refute, the observations that were previously made. In addition to the hands-on experience you will receive in composite design and fabrication, various high performance materials and manufacturing methods will be explored. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Another sample after being tested. |
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In this class we started out the first day by designing and building paper bridges as a way to discuss structural concepts. We immediately got into our first set of composite samples that day.
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Materials used as composite fillers. |
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Chris, Keane, Andrew, Nathan, Myriah, and Amelia measuring the width and height of the 2nd set of composite samples before testing them. |
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Finished composite samples before testing. |
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