An Introduction to Composite Materials
Cambridge University Press
Edition: 3, 7/11/2019
EAN 9780521860956, ISBN10: 0521860954
Hardcover, 360 pages, 25.1 x 17.8 x 2 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
This fully expanded and updated edition provides both scientists and engineers with all the information they need to understand composite materials, covering their underlying science and technological usage. It includes four completely new chapters on surface coatings, highly porous materials, bio-composites and nano-composites, as well as thoroughly revised chapters on fibres and matrices, the design, fabrication and production of composites, mechanical and thermal properties, and industry applications. Extensively expanded referencing engages readers with the latest research and industrial developments in the field, and increased coverage of essential background science makes this a valuable self-contained text. A comprehensive set of homework questions, with model answers available online, explains how calculations associated with the properties of composite materials should be tackled, and educational software accompanying the book is available online. An invaluable text for final-year undergraduates in materials science and engineering, and graduate students and researchers in academia and industry.
Preface
Nomenclature
1. General introduction
2. Fibres, matrices and their architecture in composites
3. Elastic deformation of long fibre composites
4. Tensor analysis of anisotropic materials and the elastic deformation of laminae
5. Elastic deformation of laminates
6. Stresses and strains in short fibre and particulate composites
7. The interface region
8. Stress-based treatment of the strength of composites
9. Fracture mechanics and the toughness of composites
10. Thermal effects in composites
11. Surface coatings as composite systems
12. Highly porous materials as composite systems
13. Biocomposites and recycling
14. Scale effects and nanocomposites
15. Fabrication of composites
16. Applications of composites
Appendix
questions
Index.