21st Symposium On Composites

The “21st Symposium on Composites” covered a wide range of composite-related topics including polymers, metal and ceramic composites, hybrid structures and laminates, coatings, manufacturing technologies, testing and simulation, structural health monitoring, biocomposites and recycling technologies. This conference was organized by “Gemeinschaftsausschuss Verbundwerkstoffe (GAV)” within “Deutsche Gesellschafft für Materialkunde e.V. (DGM)“ in cooperation with the University of Bremen. The attendants from academia and industry presented and discussed their latest research results and developments related to different kinds of modern composites.

It is well-known that the topic of composite mate- rials affects many engineering fields, such as civil, mechanical, aerospace, automotive and chemical. In the last decades, in fact, a huge number of scientific papers concerning these peculiar constituents has been published. Analogously, the industrial progress has been extremely noticeable. The study of composite materials, in general, is a challenging activity since the advancements both in the academia and in the industry provide continually new sparks to develop innovative ideas and applications. The communication, the sharing and the exchange of views can surely help the works of many researchers. This aspect represents the main purpose of this Conference, which aims to collect high-level contributions on the development and the application of composite materials. The establishment of this 21st edition of International Conference on Composite Structures has appeared appropriate to continue what has been begun during the previous editions. ICCS wants to be an occasion for many researchers from each part of the globe to meet and discuss about the recent advancements regarding the use of composite structures, sandwich panels, nanotechnology, bio-composites, delamination and fracture, experimental methods, manufacturing and other countless topics that have filled many sessions during this conference. As a proof of this event, which has taken place in Bologna (Italy), selected plenary and key-note lectures have been collected in the present book.

This volume is part of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceeding (CESP) series. This series contains a collection of papers dealing with issues in both traditional ceramics (i.e., glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain enamel) and advanced ceramics. Topics covered in the area of advanced ceramic include bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites, solid oxide fuel cells, mechanical properties and structural design, advanced ceramic coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics, and more.

The “22nd Symposium on Composites”, held in the science city of Kaiserslautern, Germany, from June 26-28, 2019, covered a wide range of composite-related topics including polymer, metal and ceramic matrix composites, hybrid structures and materials, coatings, manufacturing technologies, testing and simulation, smart materials, biocomposites and recycling. This conference was organized by the “Gemeinschaftsausschuss Verbundwerkstoffe (GAV)” within the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. (DGM)“ in cooperation with the „Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH (IVW)“ and the University of Kaiserslautern. Researchers from different scientific institutions and technology companies presented and discussed the latest developments and trends in all kinds of composites.

Over 190 original papers covering all phases of composite materials engineering are contained in this searchable CD-ROM. The papers, published here for the first time, describe a wide range of materials science research reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Composites, held Sept. 26-28, 2011, in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Composite Structures and Materials. Major divisions of the document include: Bio-Inspired Composites; Damage; Dynamic Effects on Composites; Nanotechnology; Manufacturing; Mechanical Behavior; Failure and Fatigue; Office of Naval Research; Penetration; Properties; Structural Applications; Textiles; and Time-Dependent Response. The CD-ROM displays figures and illustrations in articles in full color along with a title screen and main menu screen. Each user can link to all papers from the Table of Contents and Author Index and also link to papers and front matter by using the global bookmarks which allow navigation of the entire CD-ROM from every article. Search features on the CD-ROM can be by full text including all key words, article title, author name, and session title. The CD-ROM has Autorun feature for Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or higher products along with the program for Adobe Acrobat Reader with Search 9.0. One year of technical support is included with your purchase of this product.

High voltage engineering is extremely important for the reliable design, safe manufacture and operation of electric devices, equipment and electric power systems. The 21st International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, organized by the 90 years old Budapest School of High Voltage Engineering, provides an excellent forum to present results, advances and discussions among engineers, researchers and scientists, and share ideas, knowledge and expertise on high voltage engineering. The proceedings of the conference presents the state of the art technology of the field. The content is simultaneously aiming to help practicing engineers to be able to implement based on the papers and researchers to link and further develop ideas.