Advanced Composite Materials
Advanced Composite Materials covers contemporary topics like sandwich structures, fracture mechanics, durability, and advanced manufacturing methods for composite materials.
Summary
Past student reviews · Robert Rowlands
One student rated the difficulty as minimal, indicating the class demands were low.
What you’ll be able to do
Describe different types of advanced composites and manufacturing processes
Describe the mechanical behavior of various composite materials under different types of loading conditions
Mathematically model and solve for engineering stresses and deformations in a composite structure
Assess the key challenges and impact of technical work being conducted in the area of composite materials
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Prerequisites
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- Graduate/professional standing
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- Graduate/professional standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
ROBERT ROWLANDS is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Robert Rowlands
A past student described the course as easy and noted that receiving an A was straightforward.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2011: 3.56 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2014: 3.80 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2016: 3.55 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Robert Rowlands
One student rated the difficulty as minimal, indicating the class demands were low.
Past student reviews · Robert Rowlands
The reviewer gave the class a perfect quality rating, suggesting a highly positive experience.
Topics
- Sandwich structures, textile composites, architected materials
- Fracture mechanics, durability, damage tolerance
- Transient, micro, nonlinear, inelastic, environmental effects
- Advanced manufacturing methods, repair, applications
Skills
- Describing advanced composites and manufacturing processes
- Describing mechanical behavior under loading
- Mathematical modeling of stresses and deformations
- Assessing challenges in composite materials research
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2016— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Through Fall 2016
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
Model outputs & technical records
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Model & dataset provenance
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