Impact on Composite Structures
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Revised ed., 1/12/2008
EAN 9780521018326, ISBN10: 0521018323
Paperback, 304 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Language: English
Composites are used extensively in engineering applications. A constant concern is the effect of foreign object impacts on composite structures because significant damage can occur and yet be undetectable by visual inspection. Such impacts can range from the most ordinary at low velocity - a tool dropped on a product - to the hypervelocity impact of space debris on a spacecraft. This book explains how damage develops during impact, the effect of impact-induced damage on the mechanical behavior of structures, and methods of damage prediction and detection. Numerous examples are included to illustrate these topics. Written for graduate students, as well as researchers and practising engineers working with composite materials, this book presents state-of-the-art knowledge on impact dynamics while requiring only basic understanding of the mechanics of composite materials.
1. Introduction
2. Contact laws
3. Impact dynamics
4. Low velocity impact damage
5. Damage prediction
6. Residual properties
7. Ballistic impact
8. Repairs
9. Impact on sandwich structures
References.
'This is one of the first books totally devoted to impact on composite structures. Composites have become of increasing importance in structures since the 1940s, and today many structural elements are manufactured from them, particularly in the aerospace industries ... this is an excellent book for any advanced student or researcher.' Bradley Dodd, The Times Higher Education Supplement