Language: English - ISBN-10: 1560327014 - ISBN-13: 978-1560327011 ...
In this distinctive text, author Ever Barbero focuses on the introduction to composite materials design and its fundamental concepts. The logical order of topic presentation on composites is a major strength of the text. The text is so well written that any engineering student can easy understand the fundamentals of composites without having prior knowledge of composites. Design content is distributed throughout the book in a form that attracts the reader into the design rather than the mathematical complexity that usually exists in mechanics of composites. This book would be my first choice to adopt to teach the fundamentals of composites to a class of mainly undergraduate students.
Presenting a wealth of completely revised examples and new information, Introduction to Composite Materials Design, Second Edition
greatly improves on the bestselling first edition. It incorporates
state-of-the-art advances in knowledge and design methods that have
taken place over the last 10 years, yet maintains the distinguishing
features and vital content of the original. New material in this second edition: Introduces new background topics, including design for reliability and fracture mechanics. Revises
and updates information on polymer matrices, modern fibers (e.g.,
carbon nanotubes, Basalt, Vectran) and fiber forms such as
textiles/fabrics. Includes new information on Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM). Incorporates major advances in prediction of unidirectional-lamina properties. Reworks sections on material failure, including the most advanced prediction and design methodologies, such as in situ strength and Mohr-Coulomb criterion, etc. Covers all aspects of preliminary design, relegating finite element analysis to a separate textbook. Discusses
methodology used to perform damage mechanics analysis of laminated
composites accounting for the main damage modes: longitudinal tension,
longitudinal compression, transverse tension, in-plane shear, and
transverse compression. Presents in-depth analysis of composites
reinforced with plain, twill, and satin weaves, as well as with random
fiber reinforcements. Expands the analysis of thin walled beams with newly developed examples and MATLAB® code. Addresses
external strengthening of reinforced-concrete beams, columns, and
structural members subjected to both axial and bending loads.The
author distributes 78 fully developed examples throughout the book to
illustrate the application of presented analysis techniques and design
methodology, making this textbook ideally suited for self-study.
Requiring no more than senior undergraduate-level understanding of math
and mechanics, it remains an invaluable tool for students in the
engineering disciplines, as well as for self-studying, practicing
engineers.