FSAD 6390 - [Properties of Fibrous Systems]

Fall. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: solid mechanics course or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. Next offered 2012-2013.

J. Hinestroza.

Through lectures, readings, discussion, presentations, and project work this course explores the relationships among fiber structures and their mechanical, chemical, electric and frictional properties. Intensive reading and criticism of peer-reviewed articles is required as well as a weekly presentations. Every week students are assigned two papers for thorough review. The students are divided into two groups randomly chosen. Each group makes a detailed presentation of a paper and the second group criticizes the paper.