Estudia

• CG1 - Organitzar i avaluar l'activitat d'aprenentatge i recerca i elaborar estratègies per a millorar-les.
• CG2 - Comunicar-se de manera efectiva oralment i per escrit preparant documents i exposant projectes i resultats amb llengua anglesa.
• CG4 - Recollir i seleccionar informació per poder avaluar l'estat de l'art d'un tema o matèria específica.
• CG5 - Posseir i comprendre coneixements que aportin una base o oportunitat de ser originals en el desenvolupament i/o aplicació d'idees, sovint en un context d'investigació.
• CT2 - Interactuar amb habilitat en un entorn multicultural mitjançant el coneixement de la cultura nacional i europea, els drets humans i les realitats europees.
• CE1 - Seleccionar adequadament materials compostos i els seus processos.
• CE9 - Realitzar una anàlisi del cicle de vida dels materials compostos i estructures.

1. Introduction to composite materials: history, definition, classification, orthotropy, anisotropy, nonlinear response, failure behavior, structure effects, differences with traditional materials (steel, concrete)

2. Constituent materials: Fibres and Matrix including wood and natural fibers + commercial products (prepregs, UD, BD, pultruded, etc..)

3. Classical and advanced architectures (laminates, sandwichs and Z-pinning, 3D-braided, stitching, forged carbon, fibre steering, etc..)

4. Manufacturing Methods: Manual stacking + autoclave, Out-of-autoclave methods, AFP, ATL, manufacturing of sandwichs, Links between design, materials and manufacturing, effect of defects

5. Virtual Manufacturing (including curing process of resins, aditive manutacturing).

6. Composites in aeronautics

7. Composites in wind industries

8. Composites in automotive

9. Composites in construction

10. Sustainability and Life-Cycle-Analysis

• Matthews, F.L. (1994). Composite materials : engineering and science. London [etc: Chapman & Hall. Catàleg
• Barbero, Ever J. (2011). Introduction to composite materials design (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis. Catàleg
• Wool, Richard. Sun, X. Susan. Sun, Xiuzhi Susan (2005). Bio-Based Polymers and Composites. San Diego: Elsevier Science & Technology Catàleg
• Campbell, F. C. (2004). Manufacturing processes for advanced composites. Oxford [etc: Elsevier. Catàleg
• Tong, Liyong (2002). 3D fibre reinforced polymer composites (1st ed.). Boston: Elsevier Catàleg
• Hoa, Suong (2018). Principles of the manufacturing of composite materials (Second edition). Lancaster, PA: DEStech Publications, Inc.. Catàleg
• Kobelev, Vladimir (2019). Design and analysis of composite structures for automotive applications : chassis and drivetrain (First edition). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Catàleg
• Wind Turbine Blades Handbook. Edition 2021 Cortir. (2021) (2021). Bladena. Recuperat 27/07/2022, a https://www.bladena.com/uploads/8/7/3/7/87379536/blade_handbook_2021_v20.pdf

Activitats d'avaluació:

The evaluation includes the assignments (accounting for 50% of the final grade) and an exam (accounting for 50% of the final grade). A minimum of 40% in each component is required (written examination and each report).

The use of AI tools is permitted for information search, computer code generation, the preparation of a first draft of documents to be delivered or presented, and the linguistic improvement of texts.

However, the student is fully responsible for this, and must understand, validate and be able to justify the proposals used through AI. This justification will be verified through specific questions in oral defenses or similar activities; the inability to adequately defend the presented contents will imply a negative assessment in the evaluation of the activity (with a non-pass of the activity or a penalty of the grade).

Regarding the use of AI in writing texts, the student is required to carry out a critical reading of the results, avoiding repetitions and unnecessarily long texts.

Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
Failing to deliver any of the assignments
Not delivering the final exam

Avaluació única:
Single-evaluation is not allowed in this course

Requisits mínims per aprovar:
A minimum of 40% in written examination and each report/assignment is required.

Tutorial meetings should be arranged with the teacher by email. Meetings can be held on-site or on-line.

All communications to students will be sent through the Moodle system of the University of Girona, "La Meva"