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KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGOY, COIMBATORE 641 049

Department of Aeronautical
INTERNAL TEST - II
Semester -7
Degree & Branch: B.E & Aeronautical Engineering
Sub Code & Name AER118 & Composite Materials & Structures

Time:

Duration: Two hrs

Maximum Marks: 50

Date : 28-8-2015

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PART A
(Answer All the Questions)

(10 x 1 = 10 Marks)

1. The properties of the composite are determined by

(a) The geometry and orientation of the fibres
(b) The ratio of fibre to resin in the composite
in the composite
(Fibre Volume Fraction)
(c) The properties of the fibre/resin
(d) All the above
2. For better impact resistance the most suitable material is
(a) Carbon / Epoxy
(b) Kevlar / Epoxy
(c) E-Glass / Epoxy
(d) None of these
3. The function of resin is to
(a) separate
(b) attract
(c) bind
(d) collect
4. The resin frequently used at room temperature is
(a) carbon
(b) fibre
(c) glass
(d) epoxy
5. The density of glass fibres is
(a) More than that of carbon fibres
(b) less than that of carbon fibres
(c) Equal to carbon fibres
(d) None of the above
6. Aramid fiber is also called as
(a) Glass fiber
(b) Carbon fiber
(c) Kevlar fiber
(d) None of these
7. Mass Density of a Ply composite is denoted by =
(a) f Vf + mVm
(b) f Vf - mVm
(c) f *Vf * m*Vm
(d) (f Vf) / (mVm)
8. ______ material is brittle, hard, strong in compression, weak in shearing and tension.
(a) Ceramic
(b) Plastic
(c) metal
(d) composite
9. __________ is an indication of a composite material's ability to resist defects or discontinuities
such as holes and notches.
(a) Fracture Toughness
(b) Tensile strength
(c) Impact strength
(d) Delamination
Flexibility
is
defined
as
the
inverse
of
--------stiffness
10.
(a) Moment
(b) shear
(c) bending
(d) axial

1
1.
1

PART B
Distinguishbetweennaturalaxisandarbitraryaxis ?
Distinguishbetweenopenmouldandclosemouldprocesses

(5x2 = 10 Marks)

2.
1
3.
1
4.
1
5.

Howlocalandglobalstressesarerelated?
Explain filament winding?

Whatismeantbyelasticityapproach?

PART C

(3x10 = 30 Marks)

(Answer any Three Questions)

1
6.
1
7.
1
8.
1
9.

Briefly explain the open moulding process.

2
0.

Find the following for a 60 angle lamina of graphite/epoxy. Use the properties of
unidirectional graphite/epoxy lamina from E1=181GPa; E2=10.3 GPa; v12=0.28;
G12=7.17GPa;x=2MPa, y=-3 MPa, xy=4MPa
(i)Global strains
(ii)Local stresses
(iii)local strain
(iv)principal stresses

Derive the expression for stress strain relation with respect to natural axis?
Derive the expression for stress strain relation with respect to arbitrary axis?

Find the following for a 60 angle lamina of graphite/epoxy. Use the properties of
unidirectional graphite/epoxy lamina from E1=181GPa; E2=10.3 GPa; v12=0.28;
G12=7.17GPa;
(i)
Transformed compliance matrix
(ii)
Transformed reduced stiffness matrix