Designing in light weight materials
(2009) MMK820 20091Innovation
- Abstract
- This thesis was constructed between January 8:th and May 30:th in the year 2009 at Lund institute of
technology. This will be the master’s thesis of the Master of Science programme in mechanical
engineering at Lund institute of technology.
Light weight designs are becoming more and more important in the world today. As composite
materials are being improved via research, it is possible to replace many of the designs which today
are made of aluminum or even steel. However, in order to design a design of composite materials, a
great deal of knowledge of the material is needed as it has very different material properties from
that of conventional isotropic materials such as aluminum or steel. This thesis will explore the use of ... (More) - This thesis was constructed between January 8:th and May 30:th in the year 2009 at Lund institute of
technology. This will be the master’s thesis of the Master of Science programme in mechanical
engineering at Lund institute of technology.
Light weight designs are becoming more and more important in the world today. As composite
materials are being improved via research, it is possible to replace many of the designs which today
are made of aluminum or even steel. However, in order to design a design of composite materials, a
great deal of knowledge of the material is needed as it has very different material properties from
that of conventional isotropic materials such as aluminum or steel. This thesis will explore the use of
composite materials, and evaluate the possibility of redesigning a beam which today is made of
aluminum to a beam made of composite materials. As the beam is subject to loads which causes
deflection (loads perpendicular to is base axis), composite materials such as carbon fiber is at the first
glance a possible solution. This thesis will explore the possibility of using finite element methods as a
design tool for materials which have anisotropic properties with a background in the material
properties, layer setup and choice of fiber and matrix material. (Less)
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- author
- Grekula, Jon LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MMK820 20091
- year
- 2009
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- composite materials, glass fiber, design, carbon fiber, FEM
- language
- English
- id
- 1515965
- date added to LUP
- 2009-12-17 14:08:33
- date last changed
- 2010-02-01 14:40:06
@misc{1515965, abstract = {{This thesis was constructed between January 8:th and May 30:th in the year 2009 at Lund institute of technology. This will be the master’s thesis of the Master of Science programme in mechanical engineering at Lund institute of technology. Light weight designs are becoming more and more important in the world today. As composite materials are being improved via research, it is possible to replace many of the designs which today are made of aluminum or even steel. However, in order to design a design of composite materials, a great deal of knowledge of the material is needed as it has very different material properties from that of conventional isotropic materials such as aluminum or steel. This thesis will explore the use of composite materials, and evaluate the possibility of redesigning a beam which today is made of aluminum to a beam made of composite materials. As the beam is subject to loads which causes deflection (loads perpendicular to is base axis), composite materials such as carbon fiber is at the first glance a possible solution. This thesis will explore the possibility of using finite element methods as a design tool for materials which have anisotropic properties with a background in the material properties, layer setup and choice of fiber and matrix material.}}, author = {{Grekula, Jon}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Designing in light weight materials}}, year = {{2009}}, }