ABSTRACT

This is a comprehensive, reader-friendly treatment of the theory behind modern elastic composite materials. The treatment includes recently developed results and methods drawn from research papers published in Eastern Europe that until now were unavailable in many western countries. Among the book's many notable features is the inclusion of more th

chapter 1|36 pages

ELEMENTS OF TENSOR CALCULUS

chapter 2|74 pages

ELEMENTS OF LINEAR ELASTOSTATICS

chapter 3|78 pages

COMPOSITE LAMINATES

chapter 4|84 pages

MACROSCOPICALLY ELASTIC COMPOSITES

chapter 5|84 pages

THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL LINEARIZED THEORY

chapter 6|60 pages

BUCKLING OF COMPOSITE STRIPS AND BARS

chapter 7|48 pages

STABILITY OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES

chapter 8|62 pages

FRACTURE MECHANICS