Lectures

The Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. represents Field 12 within Division 4 and offers students a range of lectures and other interesting academic opportunities. In addition to the courses listed here—which are offered regularly—further opportunities are constantly being posted at https://www.elearning.uni-bremen.de, such as student projects, theses, or field trips. At https://www.elearning.uni-bremen.de, you can also find additional, up-to-date information about the courses and get in touch with the instructors.

 

Lecture: “Fibers: Properties, Manufacturing, Applications” (VK 04-26-KE-004)

  • Markets for fibres and textiles
  • Properties and characterisation of fibres
  • Natural fibres, man-made fibres, high-performance fibres
  • Textiles and new applications
  • Textile processes

Lecture: “Design with Fiber-Reinforced Composites” (VK 04-26-KG-007)

  • Fundamentals
  • Lightweight construction, construction methods
  • Design guidelines
  • Design process
  • Dimensioning, network theory
  • Example products

Lecture: “Technology of Fiber-Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Materials” (VK 04-256—KC-009)

  • Basic components of fibre composites: fibres, textiles, matrix
  • Natural fibre composites: biocomposites
  • Composites made up of composites: sandwich materials
  • Defects in composite materials: warping, porosity, etc.

Lecture: “Technology of Fiber-Reinforced Plastics, Processes” (VK 04-326-MW-002)

  • Processes for thermoset composites: RTM, MVI
  • Processes for thermoplastic composites: thermoforming, TFP hybrid yarns
  • Quality assurance for fibre-reinforced composites: SHM, NDT
  • The future of carbon fibre composites: fibre-metal hybrids, recycling of composites

Lecture “Mechanics of Fiber-Reinforced Composites I” (VK 04-26-KVC-001)

  • Mechanical properties of fibres and matrix systems
  • Mixing rules for determining elastic properties
  • Classical laminate theory
  • Failure criteria for fibre-reinforced composites

Lecture: “Fatigue and Loads” (VK 04-M30-CEM-FLL1)

Lecture: Modification Methods for Thermoplastic-Based Plastics and Their Effects on Fiber-Reinforced Composites (04-M09-LT-001)

Contribution to the “Aerospace Laboratory” (04-26-KC-006)

  • Manufacture of a CFRP panel for test specimens using the infusion process
  • Participation in tensile tests
  • Analysis of the test results

Lecture on “Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Composites” from the lecture series: Materials Engineering 2 (04-204-BMWPM1-301)

Lab: “CAE-Based Design of Components Made of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Composites” (04-M09-LT-031)

  • Integrated product development using fibre-reinforced plastics
  • Analysis of fibre-reinforced plastics using FEM
  • Notches in fibre-reinforced plastics
  • Introduction to process simulation of fibre-reinforced plastics