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Civil Engineering MaterialsSchool of Civil Engineering, Purdue University

Civil Engineering MaterialsCivil Engineering MaterialsCivil Engineering MaterialsCivil Engineering MaterialsSchool of Civil Engineering, Purdue University

CE 597W: Modeling Of Heterogeneous Materials

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HoursLecture Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 4:30-5:45pm CIVL 2117

InstructorsProfessor Jason WeissOffice: G215Phone: 494-2215Email: [email protected] Address: http://ce.www.ecn.purdue.edu/~wjweiss/ link to teaching, the password will be given in classOffice Hours: whenever I am in my office, or by appointment (however questions will not be answered

immediately before class 4:00 to 4:30)

Farshad RajabipourOffice: G217

Phone: 494-5018Email: [email protected] hours: whenever I am in my office or by appointment

Textbook(s) and/or other required materialRequired: Numerous Handouts and Course NotesSee Lecture 1

Course ObjectivesThe course provides a comprehensive treatment of the principals, modeling, and design of composite materials.During this course, students will learn about effective properties, mechanical and transport modeling, failure,statistical analysis, and health monitoring of composite materials. The importance of service environments andstructural requirements will be discussed. Also, manufacturing and applications of a number of CE composites

including wood, fiber reinforced polymers, and fiber reinforced concrete are discussed.

AttendanceStudents are expected (REQUIRED) to attend all classes and examinations. Attendance may be checked usingeither unannounced quizzes and/or attendance sheets. Students are expected to attend and actively participatein class. Classes will not be made up for students who missed the class except in the case of EXTREMEcircumstances. If you have a foreseeable conflict please contact Professor Weiss WELL BEFORE the class andpossible options can be discussed.

GradingExams (2 exams) 60%Homework (approx 6) 30%Attendance and Participation 10%

The course is NOT graded on A CURVE. Final letter grades are assigned based on the total number ofpercentage points accumulated. These percentage points are weighed so that the approximate breakdown looksas follows: total percentage in the 90s- A, 80s- B, 70s- C, 60s- D, below 60s- F.

You are welcome to discuss any grade with Professor Weiss. It is important that this is done shortly after thegraded work is returned. There will be no general review of prior work to find "extra points" toward the end of thesemester. You are free to contest homework or exam grades; however this must be done in writing andsubmitted in person to Professor Weiss. This written explanation should include the location of the problem youare requesting the review for along with a description of the error that is believed to have occurred. The item indispute must be submitted before the end of the first lecture following the return of the homework or lecture.

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HomeworkAll homework is to be in a format that would be consistent with professional engineering practice. All homeworkis to be submitted on either plain (i.e., unlined paper) or engineering paper with the problem worked only on oneside of the paper. All the sheets should contain the students name, assignment number, and the problemnumber. In addition it is anticipated that the solution will contain a clear description of the problem including whatare the problem givens, nomenclature, and the unknowns. In addition, a sketch of the problem is needed as wellas a free body diagram whenever applicable (straight-edges are to be used in constructing these diagrams). Thesolution is to be worked in an organized manner with relevant calculations and notes as appropriate. Theanswer is to be placed in a box at the end of the problem containing units. The details of your calculations mustbe shown for all problems that involve calculations. A result may be graded as completely wrong if given withoutsupporting calculations. Any numerical result or answer that requires a unit is incorrect, and will be counted assuch, if that unit is omitted or given incorrectly. Example: 50 is not the same as 50 mph or 50 km/hr. Eachproblem is expected to begin on a new page. You are expected to understand the concept of significant figuresand to use the proper number of significant figures in the final statement of your results. Finally, all pages are tobe stapled together before submission. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in loss of credit regardless

of the correctness of the answer. Problems will be graded for correctness or will be checked for completeness,regardless of approach or solution at the discretion of the Instructor.

Students are expected, even encouraged, to consult with one another on homework assignments and lab write-ups; however all work submitted by the student is expected to be their own effort. If there is reason to believethat work has been copied from another student, university regulations may be invoked as regards to punitiveaction. Furthermore, the Professor reserves the right to assign a failing grade for either the specific work or forthe entire course.

ExamsAll exams are closed book, open notes. Programmable calculators are permitted; however, grading will bebased solely on the information shown on the exam sheet. For this reason all necessary steps, figures, andcalculations are to be shown in order to obtain credit. All work that you submit must be strictly your own. If thereis reason to believe that work has been copied or done in collaboration with another student, universityregulations may be invoked as regards to punitive action. Instances of cheating during exams will result in full

loss of credit for that exam. Additional measures including the immediate failure of the course may be applied atthe discretion of the instructor and/or University Staff. There will be NO MAKE UP EXAMS in this course. Anystudent absent from an exam will receive a score of "zero" for the exam, unless the absence was related to asubstantive personal or family health emergency (see followings for details). The dates of the exams areindicated on the syllabus. Therefore, all travel plans associated within or outside the university functions shall bemade with this policy in mind. Any student missing an exam due to a substantive personal or family healthemergency shall provide a written letter from a physician or a recognized individual authenticating theseriousness of the emergency and how it led to the student's absence from the exam. The letter should state thespecific reason for the absence and the date and duration of the incident. The letter shall include the name, title,relationship to the student, address, and telephone number of the letters author. In such case, the instructorreserves the right to accept or decline the excuse.

General Information on Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is expected of all students at all times. Information on what constitutes academic integrity maybe found in the handbook University Regulation and on the web at www.purdue.edu/univregs/index.html.

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DateLecture

NumberDay Lecture Title

Week 1: 8/21/06 ~ M Introduction, Syllabus

8/23/06 ~ W No Class

8/25/06 1 F Introduction to Course

Week 2: 8/28/06 2 M Basic Definitins Used In Composites

8/30/06 3 W Mechanics I (Definitions, Assumptions, Constants, Hookes Law)

9/1/06 4 F Mechanics II (Isotropic and Anisotropic Systems)

Week 3: 9/4/06 ~ M Labor Day - No Class

9/6/06 5 W Mechanics III (Examples)

9/8/06 6 F Effective Media Approximations

Week 4: 9/11/06 7 M Effective Media Computations I

9/13/06 8 W Effective Media Computations II

9/15/06 9 F Introduction to Strength of a Composite

Week 5: 9/18/06 ~ M No Class

9/20/06 10 W Restraint and Cracking in Heterogenous Sytems9/22/06 11 F Fracture I (Definitions, Griffith, Obreimoff)

Week 6: 9/25/06 12 M Fracture II (Continuum, G, K, Elastic/Plastic)

9/27/06 13 W Fracture III (Physcial Aspects, Cohesive Cracks)

9/29/06 ~ F No Class

Week 7: 10/2/06 14 M Fracture IV (Size Effects, etc..)


10/6/06 15 F Microstructural Descriptors I

Week 8: 10/9/06 ~ M October Break - No Class

10/11/06 16 W Microstructural Descriptors II

10/13/06 ~ F No Class

Week 9: 10/16/06 17 M Exam I

10/18/06 18 W Residual Stresses I - (Concept, Perfect Restraint, Partial Restraint)

10/20/06 ~ F No ClassWeek 10: 10/23/06 19 M Residual Stressses II - (Cylindraical Systems)

10/25/06 20 W Monte Carlo Concepts

10/27/06 ~ F No Class

Week 11: 10/30/06 21 M Monte Carlo Concepts

11/1/06 22 W Health Monitoring - Acoustic Emission


Week 12: 11/6/06 23 M Health Monitoring - Concepts

11/8/06 24 W Health Monitoring - Electrical Methods, Vibration

11/10/06 ~ F No Class

Week 13: 11/13/06 25 M Phases, Interfaces, and Interphases

11/15/06 26 W Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

11/17/06 ~ F No Class

Week 14: 11/20/06 27 M Wood Composites11/22/06 ~ W Thanksgiving - No Class

11/24/06 ~ F Thanksgiving - No Class

Week 15: 11/27/06 28 M Fiber Reinforced Concrete I (Basic Concepts)

11/29/06 29 W Fiber Reinforced Concrete II (Testing Procedures)


Week 16: 12/4/06 30 M Fiber Reinforced Concrete III (Processing, Thin Sheet Products)



Week 17: December 11-16th, 2006 - Final As Scheduled by the University

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