Advanced Composite Engineering and Science (M-ENG ACES)
Master
In Nantes (France)
Simulate and optimize composite mechanical design and manufacturing using numerical tools
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Type
Master
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Location
Nantes (France)
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Duration
2 Years
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Start date
September
This Master develops skills for providing innovative and optimized solutions in the design and manufacturing of composite materials for research and in industry.
The performance of fibre-reinforced organic-matrix composites and structures are influenced by the constituting materials and the processing stage. Composite mechanical design can be efficiently and optimally performed when one has a good understanding of manufacturing influences and constraints. Therefore, the courses offered in this program will provide a theoretical and experimental emphasis on the relationships between constituents, processing and structural design.
The programme of study lasts two academic years - denoted by M1 and M2. Advanced Composite Engineering and Science is one of four specialisms available within the Mechanical Engineering stream.
The language of instruction is English across the two years.
This Master specialism was previously known as Materials, Processes and Technology of Composites.
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- MASTER M-ENG ACES_web2019.pdf
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About this course
The main objectives are: to simulate and optimize composite mechanical design and manufacturing using numerical tools, to model materials’ behavior and physics involved in composite processes and to characterize and manufacture composite materials
Students must have: a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or Technology, or a 'license' qualification or equivalent. Applicants must have a good level in Mathematics and be fluent in English - written and spoken. An applicant whose native language is not English is required to pass a recognised international test of English (TEOFL, IELTS, TOEIC or Cambridge Advanced English Test). Applicants who carried out their studies in English may provide an official letter from their university stating that the language of instruction was English in place of one of the approved English tests.
This program provides good prospects for employment or further study. Former students have worked in the following feilds and sectors: Aeronautics, Automotive, Transportation, Wind and Marine Energy, Materials Producers, Consulting, Mechanical Engineering, Design, Materials, Advanced Processes, Manufacturing and Research and Innovation. Some positions that alumni have held: Mechanical Engineer, Process Engineer, Design Engineer, Research and Innovation Engineer (post PhD), Consultant
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Subjects
- Industry
- Materials
- Engineering Science
- Design
- English
- Automotive
- CAD
- Engineering
- Business
- Manufacturing
- Language
- Laws
- Ingénieur du son
- Mechatronic
- Magnetic pulse
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Teacher´s Team
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Course programme
30 ECTS Credits per semester.
Language of instruction: English
Autumn Semester Courses
- Continuum Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Algorithmics for Engineering Modelling
- Numerical Methods
- Vibrations and Differential Equations
- Business Environment
- Modern Languages *
- Engineering Materials
- Constitutive Laws
- Structural Mechanics
- Computer-aided Design
- Mechanical Design
- Conferences and Initiation to Research
- Modern Languages *
NB Course content may be subject to minor changes
Course Content - M2
30 ECTS Credits per semester.
Language of instruction: English
Autumn Semester Courses
- Composite Constituents and Processes
- Composite Characterization
- Composite Processing Modelling
- Composite Structures
- Integrated Design Engineering of PSS
- Multi-Physics Modelling for Processes
- Project
- Modern Languages *
Spring Semester
Master thesis / internship
Examples of previous internships in industry:
- Product design of a composite motorcyclist protection
- Sol-gel functionalization by nano-particle entrapping: a formulation for transparency
- Edge sealing and release agent optimization for aeronautic composite processes
Examples of previous internships in research labs:
- Composite design with multi-objective optimisation
- In-situ compression of carbon-fibre reinforcements in X-Ray tomography
- Modelling and characterization of thin film piezoelectric materials
NB Course content may be subject to minor changes
Advanced Composite Engineering and Science (M-ENG ACES)