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KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGOY, COIMBATORE 641 049

Department of Aeronautical
Internal Test III
Semester -7
Degree & Branch: B.E & Aeronautical Engineering
Date : 30-09-2015
Sub Code & Name 118 & Composite Materials & Structures
Time:
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Duration: Two hrs

Maximum Marks: 50
PART A
(Answer All the Questions)

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Increasing the thickness by adding a core in the middle increases

strength
(b) stiffness
resistance
(d) bending
Sandwich panels consist of thin facings also called
skin
(b) lap
cover
(d) all of these
Which laminate A16=A26= B16=B26= D16=D26=0
(b) Cross ply
Angle ply
(d) Balanced
Symmetric
For every ply above the laminate midplane, there is an identical ply (material and orientation) an
equal distance below the midplane is called
(b) Unsymmetric laminate
Symmetric Laminate
(d) Unbalanced Laminate
Balanced Laminate
In laminate Each layer can be identified by
location
(b) material
orientation
(d) All of these
Which laminate [B]= 0
Angle ply
(b) Cross ply
Symmetric
(d) Balanced
The Laminate produced using at least three different ply orientations, all with equal angles
between them is called
(b) Quasi-Isotropic laminate
Isotropic Laminate
(d) Unbalanced Laminate
Balanced Laminate
If SR>1, then the lamina is
safe
(b) unsafe
failed
(d) None of these
The laminate code shown below is [+ /0/+]
(b) Balanced, Un-Symmetric laminate
Balanced, Symmetric laminate
(d) Un-Balanced, Un-Symmetric laminate
Un-Balanced, Symmetric laminate
Sandwich panels consist of
Face material
(b) Core material
Both face and core material
(d) None of these

PART B
1
1.
1

(10 x 1 = 10 Marks)

Whatisstrengthratio?
Listdowntheadvantagesusingasandwichconstruction.

(5x2 = 10 Marks)

2.
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4.
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5.

Whatismeantbyquasiisotropiclaminate?

Whataretheassumptionforclassicallaminationtheory?
Writethestraindisplacementequationforthecompositelaminate?

PART C

(3x10 = 30 Marks)

(Answer any Three Questions)

1
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Briefly explain the experimental characterization of lamina?

2
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Briefly explain the materials used for sandwich construction.

Briefly explain closed moulding process with neat diagram?

Derive the governing differential equation for a laminated unidirectional anisotropic plate.

Find the stiffness matrices [A] and [B] for a three ply [0/30/-45] graphite epoxy laminate.
Assume each lamina has a thickness of 5mm. The properties of graphite/epoxy
El =181 GPa, Et =10.3 GPa, vlt = 0.28 and Glt =7.17 GPa.