Core Standards of the Course
Strand 1
Students will follow safety practices.
Standard 1
Identify potential safety hazards and follow general laboratory safety practices.
Standard 2
Use safe work practices.
Standard 3
Complete a basic safety test without errors (100%) before using any tools or shop equipment.
Strand 2
Students will investigate the fundamental nature of composites and how they are used to improve our world.
Standard 1
Discuss what composites are.
Standard 2
Discuss the history of composites and how they have developed over the years.
Standard 3
Discuss the use of composites in today's society.
Standard 4
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of composites over other materials.
Strand 3
Students will demonstrate familiarity with the basic materials used in the composites industry.
Standard 1
Compare fiberglass reinforced plastics (FRP) and advanced composites.
Standard 2
Discuss the differences between thermoset and thermoplastic resins.
Standard 3
Identify the reinforcement material forms that are available for use in composites.
Standard 4
Distinguish common bagging materials from composites.
Strand 4
Students will gain experience performing wet layup and vacuum bagging processes with advanced composites materials.
Standard 1
Discuss the manufacturing methods used with advanced composites.
Standard 2
Follow a drawing as it relates to the placement and orientation of the fibers to counteract the loads that will be applied.
Standard 3
Use common manufacturing practices employed for composites and documentation.
Standard 4
Create wet layups with and without bagging procedures.
Standard 5
Compare and contrast the material properties of composite samples.
Strand 5
Students will understand the purposes of good quality control, be able to follow quality procedures, demonstrate their understanding of precision measuring, and perform property testing and other quality control procedures as they relate to the composites industry.
Standard 1
Be able to follow a quality control testing procedure.
Standard 2
Demonstrate how to measure linear and cylindrical measurements accurately and how to represent the result appropriately.
Standard 3
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of non-destructive testing versus destructive testing.
Standard 4
Conduct environmental testing and evaluate its application to composites.
Standard 5
Investigate International Standards Organization (ISO) certifications and their purposes.
1.
Identify the basic materials used in the composites industry.
2.
Demonstrate appropriate and safe composites fabrication while performing wet layup and vacuum bagging processes to industry standard.
3.
Demonstrate practice of the Technology & Engineering Professional Workplace Skills.
4.
Participate in a significant activity that provides each student with an opportunity torender service to others, employ leadership skills, or demonstrate skills they havelearned through this course, preferably through participation in a Career & TechnicalStudent Organization (CTSO) such as SkillsUSA.