Composites Design and Manufacture John Summerscales' webpages and PowerPoint presentations

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BEng (Level 6) lectures for MATS347 Composites Design and Manufacture
Lecture	Materials selection and characterisation  overview	PowerPoint	Reading List
A1	Some basic equations and definitions.	5.3 MB	ILS/A1
A2	Elastic moduli and Poisson's ratios.  Thermal characterisation	367 KB	ILS/A2
A3	Interfaces.  Interphases.  Meso-mechanics.  Voids.	539 KB	ILS/A3
A4	Strength.  Failure mechanisms.  Fractography.	1523 KB	ILS/A4
A5	Creep.  Fatigue.  Impact.	1504 KB	ILS/A5
A6	Hybrid Composites.	226 KB	ILS/A6
A7	Durability of composites (in the marine environment).	15 MB 1 MB	ILS/A7
A8	Environmental implications of composites. Anti-fouling technologies.	564 KB	ILS/A8
A9	Sustainable composites.  Natural fibres.  Bio-based resins.	1836 KB	ILS/A9
A10	Core materials for sandwich panels.	253 KB	ILS/A10
A11	Adhesives and bonded structures.	92 KB	ILS/A11
A12	Non-destructive testing.	1401 KB	ILS/A12
A13	Acoustic emission.	See A12	ILS/A13
A14	Smart materials.  Intelligent structures.  Biomimetics.	43MB  3 MB	ILS/A14
A15	CMC - MMC - Natural materials - PMC.	144 KB	ILS/A15
A16	Nanotechnology.	750 KB	ILS/A16
Lecture	Composite manufacturing processes  overview	PowerPoint	Reading List
C1	Reinforcement fibres.	516 KB	ILS/C1
C2	Reinforcement fabrics.	1401 KB	ILS/C2
C3	Mould tools.	1617 KB	ILS/C3
C4	Health & safety.	1921 KB	ILS/C4
C5	Contact moulding: hand- and spray- techniques.  Rheology.	1719 KB	ILS/C5
C6	Extrusion and Injection Moulding. Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM).	1228 KB	ILS/C6
C7	Resin infusion under flexible tooling (RIFT).	6105 KB	ILS/C7
C8	Pre-pregs. Vacuum bagging. Autoclave. Compression.	1585 KB	ILS/C8
C9	Filament winding.  Tube rolling.  AFP.  ATL.  AM and RP.  Pultrusion.	552 KB	ILS/C9
C10	Machining, bonding and repair.	1828 KB	ILS/C10
C11	Periodic table. Electron configuration atoms/ molecules.	365 KB	ILS/C11
C12	Morphology of polymer molecules.	638 KB	ILS/C12
C13	Thermoplastic polymers.	See C12	ILS/C13
C14	Phenolic (PF) resins. Epoxy (Ep) resins.  Vitrimers	492 KB	ILS/C14
C15	Unsaturated polyester (UPE)/Vinyl ester (VE) resins.	See C14	ILS/C15
C16	Process monitoring and control.	See reprint	ILS/C16
MEng (Level 7) lectures for MATS500 Advanced Composites Technology
	Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)	5 MB
	Microstructural Characterisation (fractal dimension)	4 MB
Inaugural Professorial Lecture (30 November 2017)
	Strong and stable structures: tiny details and sustainable solutions?	28 MB
Special lectures
	Marine applications of composites	3468 KB	ILS
	Polymer composites in bridges		ILS
	Foundation Year lecture (composites applications)	1714 KB
	Smallpeice lecture (modern materials)	2167 KB
	Post-16 Physics Day 05 December 2008
John Summerscales invited lectures , Keynote speeches and Plenary Lectures (abstracts))
	Fibre distribution and the process-property dilemma.	PowerPoint
	Durability of composites in the marine environment.	PowerPoint
	Disposal of composite boats and other marine composites.	PowerPoint
	The determination of the fibre volume fraction in natural fibre composites.	PowerPoint
	Variability in, and property prediction for, natural fibre composites.	PowerPoint
	A new rule of mixtures for natural fibre composites.  Thesis.	PowerPoint
	Life Cycle Assessment 2025	PowerPoint
	Comparative life cycle assessment for natural vs glass fibre reinforcements	PowerPoint
	Allocation in the life cycle assessment (LCA) of flax fibres for the reinforcement of composites.	PowerPoint
	The potential of composite materials in civil engineering applications.	PowerPoint
	Standards for Permeability.	PowerPoint
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