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2023-2024 CGC Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MECH 708 - Mechanics of Composite Materials

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite: MECH 604  (Advanced Mechanics of Materials) or consent of program director.
Analysis of stress, strain, and strength of fiber reinforced composite laminates and structures. Topics include laminated plate theory, stress analysis of orthotropic plates, damage mechanisms, fatigue, impact, thermal and environmental effects.