Mechanics of Composite Materials

EML4230                                                                                                     EML6232

NURSERY RHYMES ABOUT COMPOSITES

In Fall 2012, I asked the students in the class to write a poem based on the nursery rhyme One Two, Buckle My Shoe.  They were asked to fill in the blanks for the following outline.

One, two,
________________
Three, four,
________________
Five, six,
________________
Seven, eight,
________________
Nine, ten,
________________
 

One, two,
Laminate’s askew,
Three, four,
Makes planes soar,
Five, six,
Stronger than bricks,
Seven, eight,
It’s lightweight,
Nine, ten,
Made by men.

Adam Wolfe, Fall 2012

Gun Sri, Fall 2012

One  Two

I go to class, I know the clue

Three Four

It’s a course in fall, Taught by Dr. Kaw

Five Six

A composite is reinforced by fibers, Embedded by matrix

Seven Eight

It’s high in strength, and  light in weight

Nine Ten

It’s of use a lot, but when it fails, it cannot be amend.

Abiodun Yakub, Fall 2012

One, two,

Composites? I don’t have a clue!

Three, Four,

Polymer, metal, ceramic matrices and more

Five, six

Compliance,  stiffness, and transformation matrix

Seven, eight

Needed to find properties of lamina and laminate

Nine, ten

Q-bar, S-bar, o how to use them and when!

Younes B, Fall 2012

One, two,

find Tsai-Wu,
Three, four,

strain failure
Five, six,

burn matrix,
Seven, eight,

from laminate,
Nine, ten,

volume fraction,

Michael Bornick, Fall 2012

One, two,

this a big move
Three, four,

at least two factors
Five, six,

fiber and matrix
Seven, eight,

make it a laminate
Nine, ten,

that's like a blend

Hai Tran, Fall 2012

One, two,

c’mon y’all we got math to do

Three, four,

what are the contributing fiber factors

Five, six,

time to study a polymer matrix

Seven, eight,

analyze the lamina to laminate

Nine, ten,

check it, stickum with epoxy resin (wicka wicka)

Peter V, Fall 2012

One, two,
Composites are older than you,
Three, four,
Their strength ain't in their core,
Five, six,
The first was mud bricks, 
Seven, eight, 
Today they are super lightweight,
Nine, ten,
Build it out of Kevlar again and again!

McGruffins4288, Fall 2012

One, two
Composites are for me and you.
Three, four
What's the Q Matrix for?
Five, six
Wait there's a S Matrix?
Seven, eight
We can analyze a carbon/epoxy laminate.
Nine, ten
Let's hope I don't have to take this class again.

Britton Steele, Fall 2012

Choose Tsai-Wu.

Three, four

It’s for sure

Five, six

To be the mix

Seven, eight

Of postulate

Nine, ten

Or data bin.

Mr. Mckenzie, Fall 2012

One, two,

Composites make up my shoe.                      

Three, four,

Recycling composites is a chore. 

Five, six,

With composites, try no tricks.                      

Seven, eight,

New materials we will create.          

Nine, ten,

Experiments and theory, together again.

A. Lambert, Fall 2012

One, two,

composites taught by Dr. Kaw

Three, four,

helpful for sure

Five, six,

fiber and matrix

Seven, eight,

stiffness and strength

Nine, ten,

A.A, Fall 2012