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Total Number of Pages : 02 M.Tech
P2MDCC01
2nd Semester Regular / Back Examination 2018-19
MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
BRANCH : MACHINE DESIGN, MECH. SYSTEM DESIGN
Max Marks : 100
Time : 3 Hours
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Answer Question No.1 (Part-1) which is compulsory, any eight from Part-II and any two from
Part-III.
The figures in the right hand margin indicate marks.

Part- I
Q1 Only Short Answer Type Questions (Answer All-10) (2 x 10)
a) Distinguish between lamina and laminate?
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What are three common modes of 109failure of a unidirectional
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composite 109
subjected to 109
Longitudinal tensile load?
c) Give some biomedical application of composite.
d) What is a composite fiber? Give one example.
e) Name two composite structures subjected to (i) Creep and (ii) fatigue loading.
f) Mention the stiffness parameter on which the buckling load depends?
g) Draw the stress-strain diagram of the following fibers in the same plot (Carbon, Boron, E-
Glass).
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carbon fibers (modulus
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240GPa) in an epoxy resin matrix (modulus 4GPa). Calculate the longitudinal modulus of
composite.
i) Explain the situation where bottom pouring method is explained over lip pouring method.
j) Explain the term wettability related to MMcs.

Part- II
Q2 Only Focused-Short Answer Type Questions- (Answer Any Eight out of Twelve) (6 x 8)
109 a) Derive the equilibrium
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for a laminated 109
composite plate109
subjected to transverse
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loads.
b) Derive the stress–strain relationship for an orthotropic material.
c) Describe with a neat sketch of laminate stacking sequence code.
d) Discuss the interlaminar stresses and edge effects in a laminate.
e) State and explain Tsai-Hell theory of failure of a lamina.
f) Derive the law of mixture for stress and modulus of elasticity. State all assumptions used
for derivation.
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h) Explain the importance of measurement of void fraction in a composite.
i) Describe pulstrusion process stating its advantages and disadvantages with different
matrix material used in this process.
j) Distinguish between thermosetting plastics and thermo plastics.
k) Derive the governing differential equations for a symmetric cross ply laminated plate.
l) Compare the longitudinal and transverse stiffness of two composites with the same matrix
but different fibers. For the first case (Ef/Em)1=50 and for the second case (Ef/Em)2=25.
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Part-III
Only Long Answer Type Questions (Answer Any Two out of Four)
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Moulding (RTM)109process and 109
filament (16) 109
welding process with its advantages, disadvantages and applications.

Q4 a) State the stress-strain behavior of different categories of elastic materials indicating the (10)
number of independent elastic constants for each.
b) Define interfacial strength of a composite material. Explain the procedure of testing (6)
interfacial strength of FRP composite.

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109 composite
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explain (16) 109
each type of composites with their merits and demerits.

Q6 a) Determine the equivalent stress system along the material axis 1-2 for a lamina with ply (10)
angle   450 . Assume stress along reference axes  x  200 GPa,  y  50 GPa.
b) Distinguish between Longitudinal fibre strength and transverse fibre strength. (6)

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