Clarkson University

Mechanics of Composite Materials

Spring Semester, 2005

Announcements:

    Posted on 4/26: 1) Revised solutions to HW#15 problem 1, and 2) Solutions to problems 7.26, 7.27 worked in class on day 26.  See solutions webpage.

    Office hours during finals week: M, Tu, W, Th, 2-4 PM.

    Final Exam: Thursday 4/28, 7-10PM, 176 CAMP (See details below)

Course Numbers:

    Undergraduate Credit:    AE 457, CE 421, ME 457

    Graduate Credit:            CE 521, ME557

Class Schedule:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 - 10:45, 244 Rowley   

Instructor:

    Kathleen A. Issen, 207 CAMP, issenka@clarkson.edu , 315-268-3880

Office Hours:

    Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30 - 5:00.

Textbook:

    Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials by Daniel and Ishai, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-507506-4

Articles:  Apache Rotor Blades    FRP Beams

ICAN Program:    Download ICAN

Suggest that you create a folder on your desktop.  Click on the "Download ICAN" icon above, which will bring up a directory of files.  Save all the files in your desktop folder.  To function properly, all files must be in the same folder.  Open the desktop folder and click on ican.exe file (or the ican application file).  This will bring up a DOS window to run the ICAN program.

Syllabus

Reading Schedule

Assignments

Course Materials

Solutions

Grading Standards:

Letter grades will be assigned as follows.  A: 92%, B+: 85%, B: 80%, C+: 75%, C: 70%, D+: 65%, D: 60%, and below 60% is an F.

UG*     Grad**

        20%     10%     Homework, assignments, quizzes

        40%     40%     Two in-class exams  (individual)

        25%     25%     Final exam (individual)

        15%     15%     Design project (team and individual components)

        0%       10%     Graduate project (individual, required for graduate credit)

 * Courses AE457, CE421, ME457

**Courses CE521, ME557

Exams:

Final Exam:

    Thursday 4/28, 7-10PM, 176 CAMP

    Open book, closed notes.

    Will be comprehensive, but will emphasize chapters 4 and 7, HW#14-15.

    See sample exam below

Exam I:

    Open book, closed notes

    Covers chapters 1-3, plus the handout on applications and manufacturing methods

    Covers HW# 1-6

Exam II:

    Open book, closed notes

    Covers chapters 5 and 6

    Covers HW# 7-13

Sample Exams:

(Note: solution to problem 4 on Exam I that was missing has been added)

    2004 Exam I        2004 Exam I Solutions   

    2004 Exam II        2004 Exam II Solutions

    2004 Final Exam    2004 Final Exam Solutions   

This Year's Exams:

    2005 Exam I    2005 Exam I Solutions

    2005 Exam II    2005 Exam II Solutions