Sumit Sharma is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar, India. His research interests include mechanics of composite materials, molecular dynamics, finite element modeling, strength of materials, fracture mechanics, mechanical vibrations, engineering drawing, theory of machines and dynamics of machines. He has been extensively working in the field of composite materials and has published more than 30 research papers in journals of national and international repute. He is the member of ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) and life member of Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME).

• 1. Introduction. 2. Materials. 3. Manufacturing Techniques. 4. Mechanics of Composites. 5. Linear Elastic Stress-Strain Characteristics of Fiber Reinforced Composites. 6. Micromechanics. 7. Plane Stress Assumption. 8. Global Coordinate System: Plane Stress Stress-Strain Relations. 9. Classical Lamination Theory. 10. The ABD Matrix. 11. Failure Theories for Composite Materials. 12. Mechanics of Short-Fiber Reinforced Composites. 13. Toughness of Composite Materials. 14. Inter-laminar Stresses. 15. Laminated Plates. 16. Viscoelastic & Dynamic Behavior of Composites. 17. Mechanical Testing of Composites.

Sumit Sharma is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar, India. His research interests include mechanics of composite materials, molecular dynamics, finite element modeling, strength of materials, fracture mechanics, mechanical vibrations, engineering drawing, theory of machines and dynamics of machines. He has been extensively working in the field of composite materials and has published more than 30 research papers in journals of national and international repute. He is the member of ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) and life member of Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME).

• 1. Introduction. 2. Materials. 3. Manufacturing Techniques. 4. Mechanics of Composites. 5. Linear Elastic Stress-Strain Characteristics of Fiber Reinforced Composites. 6. Micromechanics. 7. Plane Stress Assumption. 8. Global Coordinate System: Plane Stress Stress-Strain Relations. 9. Classical Lamination Theory. 10. The ABD Matrix. 11. Failure Theories for Composite Materials. 12. Mechanics of Short-Fiber Reinforced Composites. 13. Toughness of Composite Materials. 14. Inter-laminar Stresses. 15. Laminated Plates. 16. Viscoelastic & Dynamic Behavior of Composites. 17. Mechanical Testing of Composites.

Sumit Sharma is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar, India. His research interests include mechanics of composite materials, molecular dynamics, finite element modeling, strength of materials, fracture mechanics, mechanical vibrations, engineering drawing, theory of machines and dynamics of machines. He has been extensively working in the field of composite materials and has published more than 30 research papers in journals of national and international repute. He is the member of ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) and life member of Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME).

• 1. Introduction. 2. Materials. 3. Manufacturing Techniques. 4. Mechanics of Composites. 5. Linear Elastic Stress-Strain Characteristics of Fiber Reinforced Composites. 6. Micromechanics. 7. Plane Stress Assumption. 8. Global Coordinate System: Plane Stress Stress-Strain Relations. 9. Classical Lamination Theory. 10. The ABD Matrix. 11. Failure Theories for Composite Materials. 12. Mechanics of Short-Fiber Reinforced Composites. 13. Toughness of Composite Materials. 14. Inter-laminar Stresses. 15. Laminated Plates. 16. Viscoelastic & Dynamic Behavior of Composites. 17. Mechanical Testing of Composites.