Short course Experimental Techniques and Testing of
Composite Materials
(9 – 10 July 2015)
Aims and contents. This short course aims at providing young scientists and engineers both
from Academia and Industry with a comprehensive insight on testing methods for mechanical
characterization and damage analysis of composite materials. The course consists of two-day
program with classroom lectures and practical testing sessions in laboratories, according to the
tentative schedule attached. The course can be thought of as either preparatory to the “summer
school on fatigue and damage mechanics of composite materials”, or as a stand-alone event for
people interested in broadening their knowledge on the practical procedures for testing
polymeric composites.
SummerSchoolon
FatigueandDamageMechanics
ofCompositeMaterials
(13 – 17 July 2015) and ShortCourseon
ExperimentalTechniquesandTesting
ofCompositeMaterials
Lecturers. Marino Quaresimin, Michele Zappalorto, Paolo Andrea Carraro, Nicola De Rossi
(DTG-University of Padova)
Participants. The course is designed for Ph.D. students, young researchers and industry
engineers working in the field of composite materials interested in broadening their knowledge
of testing methods and procedures for polymeric composites.
(9 – 10 July 2015) Organizedby
TheDepartmentofManagementandEngineering‐
UniversityofPadova
General Information.
The course will be held at the Department of Management and Engineering of the University of
Padova, in Vicenza, Italy, from July 9th to July 10th, 2015.
Registration fees are 250 € for students, 500 € for academic staff, 700 € for industry staff.
Registration fees include a course kit with teaching material, lunches and coffee breaks. The
number of participants will be limited to 25 people for a safe and effective laboratory activity.
The deadline for registration is 26 of June 2015.
Preliminaryprogram
Thursday,9July
Friday,10July
Testingfordesigndata:briefintroductiontothe
Practicaltestinginlaboratory
theory of elasticity and failure criteria for
9.00‐10.45
(fatigueandimpacttests)
anisotropic materials ‐ Experimental techniques
formechanicalcharacterisations.
Break
10.45‐11.15 Break
Testingfordamageinvestigations:specificneeds
11.15‐13.00 ofdamageanalysis.Experimentaltechniquesfor
damagemechanicsanalysis
crack angle[degrees]
100
Practicaltestinginlaboratory
(datareduction)
Lunch
Practicaltestinginlaboratory
Practicaltestinginlaboratory
14.30‐16.00
(samplepreparationandoptical
(tensile,bending,shearandcompressivetests)
microscopy)
Break
16.00‐16.20 Break
Practicaltestinginlaboratory
Practicaltestinginlaboratory
16.20‐18.00
(fracturemechanicstests)
(Infraredthermography,X‐Rays,
Ultrasounds)
13.00‐14.30 Lunch
80
60
40
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50000
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100000
150000
cycles of crack propagation, Np
Endorsedbyandincooperationwith
ElifAhci,HeadofBladesandRotorsAnalysisGroup,AirbusHelicopters‐Gemany
YongxinHuang,BladeDesignEngineer,SiemensWindPower‐USA
StefanKlausNothdurfter,HeadofEngineering,AutomobiliLamborghini‐Italy
StephenOgin,Professor,UniversityofSurrey,Guildford‐UK
MarinoQuaresimin,Professor,UniversityofPadova‐Italy
RameshTalreja,Professor,TexasA&MUniversity‐USA
JanisVarna,Professor,LuleåUniversityofTechnology‐Sweden
LucaVescovi,Automotiveprogrammanager,DallaraAutomobili‐Italy
15.45‐16.15
14.15‐15.45
12.45‐14.15
16.15‐17.45
Foradditionalinformationandregistrationtotheeventpleasevisitthewebsite
www.gest.unipd.it/damageschool2015
11.15‐12.45
9.15‐10.45
GeneralInformation
The School will be held at the Department of Management and Engineering of the
UniversityofPadova,inVicenza,Italy,fromJuly13thtoJuly17th,2015.
Registrationfeesare500€forstudents,1000€foracademicstaff,1600€forindustry
staff. Registration fees include a course kit with teaching material, lunches and coffee
breaks. The possibility to provide a limited number of grants covering the registration
feesofhighlyqualifiedPhDstudentsisbeingexplored.
Thedeadlineforregistrationis12June2015.
10.45‐11.15
Monday,13July
Precourseactivity:brief
oveviewontheoryofelasticity,
micromechanicsandfailure
criteriaforanistropicmaterials
andcompositelaminates
Break
Precourseactivity:brief
oveviewontheoryofelasticity,
micromechanicsandfailure
criteriaforanistropicmaterials
andcompositelaminates
Lunch
Introductiontothecourse.
Damagemechanicsanddesign
incompositematerials
structures(M.Quaresimin)
Break
Damagemechanisms
(transversecracking,
delaminations,fiberfailure,
micromechanisms)(S.Ogin)
Participants. The course is specifically designed for Ph.D. students, young researchers
andindustryengineersworkinginthefieldofcompositematerials,whoaresupposedto
be provided with a basic knowledge of the mechanics of composites. Diplomas will be
issuedonthebasisofcourseparticipationandevaluationofhomeworkassignmentsand
willentitlePh.D.studentsto5ECTS.
Wednesday,15July
Lecturersfrominternationalresearchinstitutionsandindustries
Tuesday,14July
Preliminaryprogram
SchoolCoordinator:MarinoQuaresimin,DTG‐UniversityofPadova‐Italy
Thursday,16July
Aims and contents. The School aims at providing young scientists and engineers both
fromAcademiaandIndustrywiththeuniqueopportunitytomeetandlearnfromleading
international experts advances in the fatigue and damage mechanics of composite
materials,comprisingtheoreticalbases,experimentalmethodsandexamplesofpractical
industrial applications. Particular attention will be devoted to the understanding of
damagemechanismsandthepathstoincorporatethemintopredictivemodels.Duringthe
five‐day program, senior researchers and industry representatives will provide lectures
on experimental techniques for damage investigations of polymer composites, damage
evolution under fatigue, analytical and numerical modeling of damage and examples of
designagainstdamageinadvancedindustrialapplications.
Friday,17July
Applications‐ Procedures
Experimentaltechniques
Strategiesand
EffectsofManufacturing
fordesignand
fordamageanalysis
approachesfordamage
defectsondamage
implementationofthe
(M.Quaresimin)
modelling(R.Talreja)
evolution(R.Talreja)
methodologiesdiscussed
duringthecourse
Break
Break
Break
Break
Applications‐ Procedures
Structuralhealth
Strategiesand
Applications:Damage
fordesignand
monitoring(general
approachesfordamage andmodellinginbonded
implementationofthe
methodsandFBG)
modelling(R.Talreja)
joints(M.Quaresimin)
methodologiesdiscussed
(S.Ogin)
duringthecourse
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Damageevolutionand
Applicationsandfuture
Stressanalysistoolsfor
modellingunder
opportunitiesin
damagemechanics
Closure
multiaxialfatigueloading aerospace,automotive
(J.Varna)
(M.Quaresimin)
andwindindustry
Break
Break
Break
Damageevolutionand
Applicationsandfuture
Stressanalysistoolsfor
modellingunder
opportunitiesin
damagemechanics
multiaxialfatigueloading aerospace,automotive
(J.Varna)
(M.Quaresimin)
andwindindustry
SummerSchool
FatigueandDamageMechanicsofComposite
Materials(13–17July2015)