Experimental Techniques And Design In Composite Materials 5

This volume contains the revised versions of papers presented at the 4th Seminar on Experimental Techniques and Design in Composite Materials. The papers have been divided into five sections: fatigue, test methods, design, impact and modelling.

This volume contains the revised versions of papers presented at the 4th Seminar on Experimental Techniques and Design in Composite Materials. The papers have been divided into five sections: fatigue, test methods, design, impact and modelling.

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The present book represents a cooperative effort, by both experimentalists and designers, to seek out the best strategies for effecting improvements in the quality and the reliability of composite materials and to widen their application.

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). Several things have changed in the world of composites in recent years. While many industries have reverted to metals for motor car bodies, composites have found new openings in areas such as civil engineering, particularly because they offer a simple and rapid means of restoring damaged structures. Nevertheless, the main obstacle to their widespread use in a variety of promising fields, such as machine construction, continues to be the difficulty of treating concepts such as heterogeneity and anisotropy.

In the last few decades, there has been tremendous activity surrounding composite materials--a matrix material in which is embedded a reinforcement material. Modern, high-performance composites have revolutionized recent technology, as new composites are designed along with the structures they will become part of. These "engineered" materials are an ever increasing percentage of materials used in a variety of roles. This book focuses on experimental methods that improve the understanding of the mechanics of composite materials. Experiments are a critical means of material characterization and damage detection, and are always evolving. These papers present a window onto the world of experimental methods for mechanical testing of composites, for individuals who wish to fully encounter that world.

This is the only unified guide and reference to the experimental characterization of advanced composite materials. It covers concisely and systematically the experimental determination of basic elastic, strength and fracture properties of composites. Included are step-by-step procedures for materials processing, specimen manufacturing and instrumentation, test methods and data reduction methods. More than 130 schematics and photographs illustrate materials and test methods. An introductory chapter provides a theoretical foundation for the various aspects of experimental characterization covered. Numerous actual stress-strain curves and test results are included for illustration and comparison. The authors are recognized as leading authorities and educators in this field whose many prior publications comprise an important contribution to the knowledge base of advanced composite materials.

"This volume contains the revised versions of papers presented at the 4th Seminar on Experimental Techniques and Design in Composite Materials. The papers have been divided into five sections: fatigue, test methods, design, impact and modelling."--Provided by publisher.