V.S.B.

ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KARUR

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
COMPOSITES MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
Two Marks Questions with Answers
Unit-I
1. Define Composite Materials with suitable examples.
Answer:
. !hat is "arti#ulate Composite$
%. Distin&uish between lon& fibers an' short fibers.
(. Distin&uish between Thermo sets an' Thermo plasti#s. )i*e examples of both.
+. Define: Isotropi# material an' ,rthotropi# Material.
-. !hat are the .aminae an' .aminates$
/. 0tate A'*anta&es an' .imitations of Composites Materials.
1. !h2 the fiber reinfor#ements ha*e a thin 'iameter$
3. !hat are the a'*an#e' #omposites$
14. !rite the #omplian#e an' stiffness matri#es for 5ook6s .aw 0tress-0train relationships at a point
in an 7-8-9 ortho&onal s2stem.
11. !rite four appli#ations of #omposite materials.
1. !hat is the meanin& of ortho&onall2 isotropi# materials$ )i*e an example.
1%. !rite 'own the t2pes of &lass fibers.
1(. !hat are the properties of matri#es$ !rite 'own its usa&e.
1+. !hat is an anisotropi# material$
1-. !hat is h2bri' .aminate$
1/. !hat are the a'*anta&es of #erami# matrix #omposites$
11. !hat are #erami# matrix #omposites$
13. !hat are some of the appli#ations of metal matrix #omposites$
4. !hat are the a'*anta&es of metal matrix #omposites$
1. !hat are metal matrix #omposites$
. )i*e t2pi#al appli#ations of pol2mer matrix #omposites.
%. !h2 epox2 is the most #ommon t2pe of matrix material in "MC$
(. )i*e names of *arious pol2mers use' in a'*an#e' pol2mer #omposites.
+. !hat are the 'rawba#ks of pol2mer matrix #omposites$
-. 5ow are #omposites #lassifie'$
/. )i*e some examples of naturall2 foun' #omposites.