Course detail

Teoretical elements of Composite Materials

FAST-DJB046Acad. year: 2026/2027

Development, distribution and types of composite materials and their characteristics.
Matrix and dispersed phase materials.
Composite action in the material structure. The influence of the structure on the properties of composites.
Variables defining properties of composites. Design of composites, choice of components and production problems.
Particle Composites I to III. type.
Fiber composites, fiber types (long and short fibers, carbon, metal, glass, basalt and polymer, whiskers) and matrix types.
Composite materials with cement matrix and fiber reinforcement, glass fiber reinforced concrete, fiber cement composites, fiber reinforced concrete with steel fibers. Slenderness ratio. Critical fiber length.
Composite materials with polymeric matrix and fiber reinforcement (FRP). Pultrussion process. New materials for reinforcing structures, lamellas, reinforcement fabrics. Composites reinforced with strips. Laminates. Hybrid composites.
Unidirectional composites - Relative representation of phases (volume and mass representation of components, basic computational relations). Longitudinal strength and stiffness, working diagram during tensile stress (graphs, basic calculation relationships). Thermal expansion, transport properties, transmission coefficient (graphs, basic computational relations). Module of elasticity and strength of short-fiber composites.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

8

Assignment to study programme types

Doctoral

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Lenka Bodnárová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components (THD)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of physics and chemistry. Knowledge of building materials, knowledge of building materials physics, mechanics, concrete technology, plastics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Exam: Oral and written form of examination.

Aims

Professional knowledge

Acquiring the theoretical basis for the issue of composite materials. Obtaining an overview of the application of new composite materials in construction. Understanding the composite effect of materials and the possibilities provided by composite materials. Familiarization with the principles of designing and using composites.

Professional skills

Based on the knowledge gained, the student can optimally choose a composite material for a specific application, is able to define the required properties of the composite, the conditions of its use. Is able to predict the properties of the designed composite material.

Professional competencies

The student will be able to use knowledge and skills in the context of designing the properties and production technology of composite materials.

Study aids

BODNÁROVÁ, L. Kompozitní materiály, Composite materials, study support, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, 2007. (CS)

Clyne, D. Hull An Introduction to Composite Materials, 3rd Edition, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 10 0521860954, 2019 (EN)

ACI Committee 440, ACI 440R-07 Report on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, ISBN: 9780870312595, 2007 (EN)
BHAGWAN D. AGARWAL, LAWRENCE J. BROUTMAN, K. CHANDRASHEKHARA, Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, 4th Edition, ISBN: 978-1-119-38998-9, 2017 (EN)
VISTASP M KARBHARI, Durability of Composites for Civil Structural Applications, Woodhead Publishing in Materials, ISBN: 0849391091, 2007 (EN)

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BODNÁROVÁ, L. Kompozitní materiály, studijní opora, Brno, Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta stavební, 2007. (CS)

Recommended reading

ACI Committee 440, ACI 440R-07 Report on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures, ISBN: 9780870312595, 2007 (EN)
BHAGWAN D. AGARWAL, LAWRENCE J. BROUTMAN, K. CHANDRASHEKHARA, Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, 4th Edition, ISBN: 978-1-119-38998-9, 2017 (EN)
 VISTASP M KARBHARI, Durability of Composites for Civil Structural Applications, Woodhead Publishing in Materials, ISBN: 0849391091, 2007 (EN)
W. CLYNE, D. HULL, An Introduction to Composite Materials, 3rd Edition, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 10 0521860954, 2019 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme DPA-M Doctoral 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DKA-M Doctoral 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPC-M Doctoral 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPC-M Doctoral 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Lenka Bodnárová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Types of composite materials and their characteristics, development of composite materials.
  • 2. Definition of composite effect, variables defining the composite properties, their structural classification.
  • 3. Design of composites.
  • 4. Particles composites of I. till III.type; specific characteristics.
  • 5. Fibre composites, fibres, matrices.
  • 6. Composite materials with cement matrix and fibrous reinforcement.
  • 7. Glass-fibre-concrete, fibre-concrete with polymer fibres, design, application.
  • 8. Fibre-concrete with steel fibres, design, application.
  • 9. Composite materials with polymer matrix and fibrous reinforcement.
  • 10. Technology composite materials manufacture, with polymer matrix and fibre reinforcement.
  • 11. New materials for strengthening of structures, lamellas, reinforcing fabrics.
  • 12. Composites reinforced by bands. Laminates. Hybrid composites.
  • 13. Unidirectional composites, abundances of fibres. Mechanics of unidirectional composites.Longitudinal strength and stiffness, stress strain diagram during tensile load (graphs, basic calculation formulae, Behaviour in the case of failure. Thermal dilatation and transport properties. Elasticity modulus and strength of short-fibre composites.