Composite Materials: Design And Applications

Design and and Applications Applications design COMPOSITE materials MATERIALS Composite Materials Science/Mechanical Engineering Materials Science/Mechanical Engineering T h i r d E d i T i o n T H I R D E D I T I O N Composite COMPOSITEmaterials MATERIALS design and Applications Design and Applications “This book covers the topics related to the mechanics of composite matopics to the mechanics of composite terials“This in abook very covers simplethe way. ... itrelated is addressed to graduate and under-materialsstudents in a very ... It is addressed graduate graduate as simple well asway. to practical engineers to who want toand en- undergraduate students as well as to practical engineers who want hance their knowledge and learn the guidelines of the use of composite to enhance their book knowledge learn the guidelines of the use a of good composmaterials. ... This is...a and good classroom material...[and] ite materials. ... This book is...good classroom material...[and] a good reference.” reference.” —Dr. Pierre Rahme, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA —Dr. Pierre Rahme, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA Considered to have contributed greatly to the pre-sizing of composite structures, Composite Materials: Design andtoApplications is aofpopular Considered to have contributed greatly the pre-sizing composite reference book for designers of heavily loaded composite parts. Fully structures, Composite Materials: Design and Applications is a popular updated to mirror the exponential growth and development of composreference book for designers of heavily loaded composite parts. Fully ites, this English-language Third Edition: updated to mirror the exponential growth and development of composites, this English-language Third Edition: • Contains all-new coverage of nanocomposites and biocomposites • Contains all-new coverage ofprocesses nanocomposites and biocomposites • reflects the latest manufacturing and applications in the • Reflects the latest manufacturing processes and applications in the aerospace, automotive, naval, wind turbine, and sporting goods aerospace, automotive, naval, wind turbine, and sporting goods industries industries • Provides a design method to define composite multilayered plates • Provides a design method to define composite multilayered plates underunder loading, along withwith all numerical information needed for for loading, along all numerical information needed implementation implementation • Proposes original studystudy of composite beams of any section shapes • Proposes original of composite beams of any section shapes and thick-laminated composite plates, leading to technical formulaand thick-laminated composite plates, leading to technical formulathat not are found not found in literature the literature tions tions that are in the • Features numerous examples of the pre-sizing of composite parts, • Features numerous examples of the pre-sizing of composite parts, processed from industrial cases and reworked to highlight key processed from industrial cases and reworked to highlight key in- information formation • Includes test cases for the validation of computer software using • includes test cases for the validation of computer software using finite elements finite elements Consisting of three main parts, plus a fourth on applications, Composite Consisting of three main parts, plus a fourth on applications, Composite Materials: Design and Applications, Third Edition features a technical Materials: Design and Applications, Third Edition features a technical level that rises in difficulty as the text progresses, yet each part still can level that rises in difficulty as the text progresses, yet each part still can be explored independently. While the heart of the book, devoted to the be explored independently. While the heart of the book, devoted to the methodical pre-des