The issue of fluid effects on polymers and polymeric composites is of concern to engineers and scientists active in aerospace and naval structures, as an increasing portion of these structures are made of polymeric composites and employ polymeric adhesives as a joining device. While the book is intended for this audience, it will also interest researchers and graduate students interested in the mechanics and materials aspects of this matter.
Fluid Effects in Polymers and Polymeric Composites Mechanical Engineering Series Frederick F. Ling Editor-in-Chief The Mechanical Engineering Series features graduate texts and research monographs to address the need for information in contemporary mechanical engineering, including areas of concentration of applied mechanics, biomechanics, computational mechanics, dynamical systems and control, energetics, mechanics of materials, processing, production systems, thermal science, and tribology. Advisory Board/Series Editors Applied Mechanics F.A. Leckie University of California, Santa Barbara D. Gross Technical University of Darmstadt Biomechanics V.C. Mow Columbia University Computational Mechanics H.T. Yang University of California, Santa Barbara Dynamic Systems and Control/ Mechatronics D. Bryant University of Texas at Austin Energetics J.R.Welty University of Oregon, Eugene Mechanics of Materials I. Finnie University of California, Berkeley Processing K.K. Wang Cornell University Production Systems G.-A. Klutke Texas A&M University Thermal Science A.E. Bergles Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Tribology W.O. Winer Georgia Institute of Technology For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/1161 Y. Jack Weitsman Fluid Effects in Polymers and Polymeric Composites All corrections and inquiries may be sent to Dr. Dayakar Penumadu at
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