Global Initiative of Academic Network

Name of Faculty: Prof Sri Bandyopadhyay

Affiliation: UNSW Australia, Sydney, School of Materials Science &
Engineering
Address: 401, Bldg E-10, Materials Sci Eng, UNSW, Sydney
2052, Australia
Contact No.: +61 414 751 755
Email S.Bandyopadhyay@unsw.edu.au
Course Title Composite and nanocomposite materials - metal,
ceramic, polymer matrix, as new engineering and
structural materials
Broad Area Develop and use in mechanical, civil, metallurgical,
chemical and structural engineering, materials science.
Overview
 Composites are scientific and researched combinations of two or more
different materials to adopt the better properties of the conjugate components
and perform in a far better away than the individual components when used
alone.
 Structured combinations of continuous and discrete phases in which the
stronger and stiffer discrete phase (reinforcement) is held in the weaker and
softer continuous phase (the matrix) by interfacial bonding.
 Significant use in modern aircraft.
 Structural and non-structural applications such as in automotive, marine
vessels, utility industry, sports, chemical industry, and printed circuit board
base and elsewhere.
The majority of composites are fibre reinforced plastics – FRP -
 providing substantial weight savings leading to superior specific properties i.e.
value of the property on a weight to weight basis.
 Thereby leading to lots of energy savings as well.
Reinforcement
 Fibres Used: Glass: typical temp limit: 350 C;
 Carbon (graphite)
• PAN based High strength (Torray) (> 2000 C); High modulus
(>2000 C)
• Pitch based High Modulus (Amoco) (>2000 C)
  Aramid -Kevlar 49 R (Du Pont) and other (250 C),
 UHMW Polyethylene (Spectra) (Dyneema) : 120 C
 Boron
 Other ceramics
 Nano-fibre and nano-particles (Carbon nanotubes are getting popular)
 Other: including natural fibres and natural material derived matrices
 Latest trend: using cheap waste having high strength/modulus such as short
milled carbon fibres and coal fly ash.
Matrix
 Thermoplastics, Thermosets, Rubbers, also Aluminium, and some ceramics.
 Orientation, Manufacturing, Properties such as Strength, Toughness,
Temperature resistance etc.
Objectives
The primary objectives of the course are as follows:

 Exposing participants to the fundamentals of composites and nanocomposites

aspects
 Building in confidence and capability amongst the participants in the
application of composite and nanocomposites materials, tools, and mapping
the composites fabrication organizational activities and problems in terms of
structural engineering framework.
 Providing exposure to practical problems and their solutions, through case
studies in composite materials application in engineering products.
 Enhancing the capability of the participants to identify, control and specialize
in composites technology related applications / problems in engineering
systems.

Course Outcome
The participants Will:
• Understand the basics and fundamentals of composites and nanocomposites.
• Learn the usage of composites and nanocomposites materials in structural
engineering framework.
• Understand the processes for fabrication of composites and nanocomposites.
• Provide exposure on the importance of interfacial properties in composites.
• Understand Physico-chemical characteristion of composites.
 Identify Strengthening and toughening mechanisms of composites and
nanocomposites
• Give exposure to practical problems and their solutions.
• Enhance the capability of the participants to identify, control and specialize in
composites technology.
• Discover modern manufacturing techniques for enhanced productivity of
composites

Course Details:
Tentative duration: February 18-22, 2016, Total Contact hours: 24 hrs.

This course deals with Philosophy of a Composite. Fibre and matrix materials. Role
of the interface. Polymer matrix, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites,
Nanocomposites. Physico-chemical characteristion. Strengthening and toughening
mechanisms. Fabrication techniques. Design with composites. Infrastructural
Applications.
Lceture Module A: Composites Concepts
Lecture
Venue Lectures Topics
schedules
Philosophy of a composite;
What are composite materials/structures ,
NIT Silchar Lectures 1 and 2 What kinds of components are preferes to
make composites; what are the process
Time 1 hour synthesis approaches and hierarchical /
systematic generation
Role of the interfaces
Fibre reinforced composites – types of fibres
Lectures 3 & 4 used extensively & their characteristics,
NIT Silchar
Time 3 hours Types of matrices used over the years and
being developed as new systems to meet
various applications
Physico-chemical characteristion.
Scheme synthesis of composites and
NIT Silchar Lectures 5 & 6 generation/ analysis of preformance curves
Time 2 hours

Effect of reinforcement volume fraction. Size

and size distribution.
Lectures 7 & 8
NIT Silchar Use various types of fibres and see how
Time 3 hours
stress transfer happens thrugh the matrix –
depending on the fibre-matrix networks
 Lectures 9 & 10
NIT Silchar Properties of composites
Time 2 hours

Strengthening and toughening mechanisms,

Adhesion the key.... Effect of bonding on

fracture energy and fracture toughness of
composites in mode I loading; Influence of
debonding and pull-out, theoretical models
Lectures 11 & 14
NIT Silchar
Time 4 hours
Effect of bonding on fracture energy and
fracture toughness of composites in mode I
loading; Influence of debonding and pull-
out, theoretical models

Tutorials : 1 & 2 hours : Design of composites for varius Engineering : Problem

solving with examples

Laboratory : 1 – 2 Hours : Fabrication of Glass fibre reinforced composites &/or

CFRP plates / CFRP strips
Lecture Module B : Specific types of composites
Lectures 15 & 16 Metal matrix composites & Ceramic matrix
NIT Silchar
Time 2 hour composites - Fabrication techniques;
Lectures 17 & 18 Polymer matrix composites - Fabrication
NIT Silchar
Time 2 hour techniques;
Lectures 19 & 20 Nanocomposites in clean energy-
NIT Silchar
Time 1 hour Fabrication techniques;
Effect of bonding -on fracture energy and
Lectures 21 & 22
NIT Silchar fracture toughness of composites in modeI
Time 2 hour
loading;
Lectures 23 & 24 Infrastructural Applications : Latest
NIT Silchar
Time 2 hour ecomomic and structural developments
Tutorials : 3 & 4 : Biomedical and Electonic applications
Tutorials 5 – 6 : Challenges of CFRP woven products in enhancing safety of
concrete structure under earthquake situations
Laboratory : 3 – 4 Hrs : Microscopic Fractography study / debondong and pull-out
evidence

Teaching Faculty
Prof Sri Bandyopadhyay, Senior Visiting fellow, UNSW Australia, Sydney :
S.Bandyopadhyay@unsw.edu.au, https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/dr-sri-
bandyopadhyay

Prof Sri Bandyopadhyay is confidentially CATEI ranked by UNSW Australia

relevant students as the Best Teaching Performer in UNSW Australia’s a) School of
Materials Science & Engineeerinng, b) Faculty of Science, and c) the entire UNSW
Australaia. Professor Sri Bandyopadhyay is also a high class researcher in the fields
of composites and nanocomposites. In 2013 August, Australia’s Campus Review
management selected hi as 1 of Top 5 Autralian Innovators for his re-invention of
coal power fly ash http://www.materials.unsw.edu.au/news/archive/2013-10 .

Sri Bandyopadhyay is also the originator / chair of the world’s one of the best brand
of Composites conferences known as ACUN Conferences (Australia, Canad, USA,
NZ) which happened on 6 occiasions between 1999 and 2012 in UNSW and
Monash Universities Australia. These ACUN conferences have been ranked by
attending delegates from over 20 countries as among the 5 to 10 world conferences.
Sri Bandyopadhyay is, by invittaion, Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Energy
Engineering, by World Academic Publishing Company, ISSN:2225-6563(Print),
ISSN:2225-6571(Online) http://www.ij-ee.org/.

19 July 2004 , Presidential palace, New Delhi, India President of India Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam welcomes UNSW Australia's Dr Sri Bandyopadhyay (SMSE, FoS)

Sri Bandyoadhyay was earlier employed at Australian Defence Science &

Technology Organisation (DSTO) Materials Research Laboratort Melbourne, where
he was given the Best Scientist Award for his innovative research on In-situ SEM
deformation and fracure studies of polymers and polumer-matrix composites.

Sri Bandyopadhyay has over 130 refereed research publications and 4 provisional
patents/Intellectual Properties on new composite materials including metal matrix
composites, polymer matrix composites and carbon nano tube composites.

Finally, Prof Sri Bandyopadhyay was the initiator of today’s Australia –India Science
Research Funded scheme AISRF over $60M projects that started after Sri
Bandyopadhyay approached India’s 11 th President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in 2004,
and Dr Kalam was pleased to follow it through DST / Govt of India and Australia’s
then Prime Minister Mr John Howard through DIISR, Govt of Australia. Prof
Bandyopadhyay was allocated a Targeted Allocation project on Nanocomposite
materials in clean energy : generation, storage and savings” involving 6 Australian
and 6 Indian research academics which generated some 115 publications including
4 provisional patent applications.

Who can attend?

Undergraduate students, post graduate students, design engineers, materials
engineers, chemical engineers, R&D personnel, process engineers, mechanical or
manufacturing engineers, product managers and others who want to learn the
fundamentals of surface engineering will all benefit substantially from the 35 years of
expertise of the instructor.

Registration Fees
Participants from abroad: US $500
Industry/ Research Organizations: Rs. 10000/-
Academic Institutions (Faculty): Rs. 5000/-
Academic Institutions (Students): Rs. 1000/-
The above registration fee is towards instructional materials, working lunch, light
refreshments etc. The outstation participants may be provided with twin sharing
accommodation on payment basis in Institute Guest House if available.

Proposed Budget:
Sl No. Description of budgetary head per Course Amount (Rs.)
1 International Expert Air Fare 2,00,000
2 Honorarium to Expert 4,00,000
(Item 1 + Item 2 should not exceed 12000 USD)
3 Lecture Notes/video-learning material preparation 50,000
4 Contingency 50,000
5 Video recording expenses 25,000
6 Miscellaneous expenditure 25,000
 7 Course Coordinators honorarium* 30,000
8 Local GIAN Coordinator honorarium* 20,000
TOTAL 8,00,000/-

*Honorarium to Course Coordinator (host faculty) and Local GIAN coordinator

should be paid from the earning for the subject through fee collection.

Course Coordinator:

Dr. S Halder
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Silchar
P.O.- Silchar, Assam, 788010
Mob: +91 9435387403
Emails: shalder@nits.ac.in, sudiptomec@gmail.com