Essentials of Composites Repair provides a high-level overview of repairs for aerospace composites structures, focusing on damage mechanisms, inspection, repair techniques, analysis and monitoring, including hands-on laboratory demonstrations. Course participants will complete a multiple-choice quiz as a knowledge assessment, administered on the final day of the course. When the Essentials of Composites Repair program and quiz have been successfully completed, participants will receive USC Continuing Education Units.
To begin learning the fundamentals of composite repairs, contact the USC Viterbi School of Engineering today. We can also provide more information concerning course benefits, details, fees, and more.
What You Will Learn:
Essentials of Composites Repair covers a number of topic areas, including:
- Review of composite manufacturing methods
- Overview of repair techniques
- Damage and Inspection**
- Design for Durability
- Complexity in repairs
- Repair process automation
**Note: The damage and inspection process of the lab will consist of a hands-off demonstration
What you will gain:
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Have a theoretical and hands-on understanding of basic repair techniques for composite structures, with the pros and cons of each method and strategies for selecting an approach
- Identify and discuss major damage sources for aerospace composites and how damage is inspected (non-destructive inspection techniques)
- Provide a high-level overview of designing and executing high quality, durable composite structures and repairs
- Discuss remaining challenges in complex composite repair execution, monitoring, and automation
Location:
On-Campus: Course is held in state-of-the-art facilities on the University of Southern California campus, located in downtown Los Angeles. Participants attending on-campus will have the option to commute to the course or stay at one of the many hotels located in the area.
Overview of on-campus option:
- The ability to interact with faculty and peers in person.
- Access to hard copy course materials.
- Parking, refreshments and lunch are provided for on-campus participants – unless otherwise specified.
Course Instructors
Dr. Steve Nutt is the M.C. Gill Professor and the founding Director of the M.C. Gill Composites Center, where he supervises a group devoted to research in composites processing and manufacturing. He joined the USC faculty in 1994, and was previously Associate Professor at Brown University. He earned his PhD in Materials Science at the University of Virginia in 1982.
Dr. Lessa Kay Grunenfelder is on the faculty of the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering, with an appointment in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in materials science and performs research on out-of- autoclave processing of composites.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
CEUs: 1.6
Course participants will complete a multiple-choice quiz as a knowledge assessment, available online at the end of the course. When the course and quiz have been successfully completed, participants will receive USC Continuing Education Units.
Program Cost & Registration Options:
On-Campus Participants: TBD
Reduced Pricing:
Trojan Family: TBD
USC alumni, current students, faculty, and staff receive 10% reduced pricing on registration.
Edcor Client: TBD
Eligible Edcor participants receive 10% off registration for open enrollment executive education programs (please use company email address when registering to receive pricing).
Boeing: TBD
Boeing employees receive 20% off registration fees (please use Boeing email address when registering).
