Composites, 2013-2014

General information
Ives De Baere

Composites

Ives De Baere and Joris Degrieck 2013-2014

Overview ECTS (1)

Language: English
Slides and lectures will be in English
Slides serve as English course notes
Dutch course notes will be provided as study-aid
(around 10)

60 contact hours
30h theory
15h practicum
15h exercises paper or computer

Timeframe: to be determined
Fixed timeslot each week discussed later
Composites

Ives De Baere and Joris Degrieck 2013-2014

Overview ECTS (2)

This course serves as an introduction to the
technology around composite materials and
their mechanical behaviour
Focus lies on
Technology (used materials, production processes,
properties, )
Mechanics of composite (behaviour of a ply, of a
plate, laminate theory, )
Testing of composites (mechanical testing,
testing non
destructive evaluation, )
Designing with composites
Composites

Ives De Baere and Joris Degrieck 2013-2014

Overview ECTS (3)

Evaluation criteria
End-of-term evaluation

First examination
Oral closed-book examination with written
preparation

Second examination (re-sit)

Oral closed-book examination with written
preparation

Composites

Ives De Baere and Joris Degrieck 2013-2014

Practical aspects
First weeks only lectures
Proposed timing

Monday 8h30 9h45

Tuesday 11h30-12h45
11h30 12h45
Thursday 8h30 9h45
Friday 8h30 9h45

Pc exercises using eLamX

Hands-on practicum
Company visits and workshops
Main organisation: via Minerva

Composites

Ives De Baere and Joris Degrieck 2013-2014

Exercises
Exercises using eLamX software
eLamX available on minerva
Freeware, just unzip and run
Demo tutorials: link on minerva

eLamX: classical laminate theory

Timing: later this semester, details will follow
bring your own pc!

Exercises will be arranged

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Jana Faes
Contact: Jana.Faes@UGent.be
Composites

Ives De Baere and Joris Degrieck 2013-2014

Company visits and workshops (1)

1st International Workshop on EMBEDDED
OPTICAL SENSORS for COMPOSITE
MATERIALS
Monday 7 October 2013 (whole day)
Which lectures are already planned ?

Visit to SLC (Sirris-Leuven-Gent Composites

Application Lab)
Demos and hands on experience with production
methods
1 (half) day between 14 and 27 October
Possibilities?

Composites

Ives De Baere and Joris Degrieck 2013-2014

Company visits and workshops (2)

Demos and hands-on experience in our
laboratory for production methods
1 half day (two hours), precise moment to be
fixed

Demo and exercise on Mechanical testing

More information will follow

Lab visits and workshops will be organised by

Geert Luyckx
Contact: Geert.Luyckx@UGent.be

Composites

Ives De Baere and Joris Degrieck 2013-2014

Oral examination
English !
Specific details on what to know will be given
at the end of the semester
Dutch text will be provided as study-aid
English slides will provided
Either via Minerva, or printed

There will be some questions related to the

workshops hands
workshops,
hands-on
on demos
demo s and exercises
For the composites workshop, the nonconfidential slides will be provided after the
workshop
Composites

Ives De Baere and Joris Degrieck 2013-2014

Contact information
prof. dr. ir. Joris Degrieck
Lecturer in charge
Joris.Degrieck@UGent.be

dr. ir. Ives De Baere

lecturer
Ives.DeBaere@UGent.be

Website
http://www.composites.ugent.be
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Questions or remarks
In between or after the lectures
e-mail
Composites

Ives De Baere and Joris Degrieck 2013-2014