ABSTRACT

Composite materials have grown rapidly both in their applications and their economic importance, and they will no doubt continue to do so. With this growth has come increased attention in engineering curricula, but most coursework tends to focus on laminate theory and the analysis of composites, not on the practical design aspects most important to

chapter 2|12 pages

FABRICATION PROCESSES

chapter 3|24 pages

PLY PROPERTIES

chapter 4|16 pages

SANDWICH STRUCTURES

chapter 5|46 pages

CONCEPTION AND DESIGN

chapter 6|20 pages

JOINING AND ASSEMBLY

chapter 8|26 pages

COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS

chapter 9|6 pages

ANISOTROPIC ELASTIC MEDIA

chapter 12|24 pages

MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF THIN LAMINATED PLATES

chapter 13|14 pages

ELASTIC COEFFICIENTS

chapter 14|10 pages

The Hill–Tsai Failure Criterion

chapter 15|24 pages

COMPOSITE BEAMS IN FLEXURE

chapter 16|10 pages

COMPOSITE BEAMS IN TORSION

chapter 17|26 pages

FLEXURE OF THICK COMPOSITE PLATES

chapter 18|160 pages

APPLICATIONS