what skills to be an M+P engineer
what skills to be an M+P engineer
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I am currently working as a stress engineer, and by a quirk of fate I may be expected to work in our materials laboratory, probably doing M+P work. What retraining might I need? Thanks





RE: what skills to be an M+P engineer
since this post is in the composite engineering forum I assume you are asking aboout M&P in composite materials.
The best place to start is start with a handbook. A good one i use everyday is
Failure Analysis of composites : published by CINDAS purdue university
http://www.cll.purdue.edu/extendeduniversity/selfdirected/ir/index.cfm?ir=fail
Most libraries will have this.
This is not a design handbook, but one way or the other covers entire gamut of composites, their failure mechanisms, detection and disposition.
Let me know if I can help you answer any further questions.
AK
RE: what skills to be an M+P engineer
RE: what skills to be an M+P engineer
Thanks PackFan: To answer your question: On my site we do composites manufacturing, so I suspect I'll get involved with making things as well as breaking them. Up to now I have done a lot of specifying of composite materials testing and data analysis of the results.
Its the knowledge required to get involved in the manufacturing side of composites m+p that I know less about and feel I will need to train in.
Tom
RE: what skills to be an M+P engineer
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