Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, 2nd Edition - Hardcover

Agarwal, Bhagwan D.; Broutman, Lawrence J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471511528 ISBN 13: 9780471511526

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 1990

Synopsis

Having fully established themselves as workable engineering materials, composite materials are now increasingly commonplace around the world. Serves as both a text and reference guide to the behavior of composite materials in different engineering applications. Revised for this Second Edition, the text includes a general discussion of composites as material, practical aspects of design and performance, and further analysis that will be helpful to those engaged in research on composites. Each chapter closes with references for further reading and a set of problems that will be useful in developing a better understanding of the subject.

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From the Inside Flap

Fiber reinforced composite materials are so integral to today,s product manufacture, a world without this innovative technology is impossible to imagine. Now routinely used in such high-tech fields as electronics, automobiles, aircraft, and space vehicles, they are also essential to everyday staples of modern life: containers and piping, sporting goods, and appliances. And no wonder. They offer outstanding mechanical properties, versatility of design, light weight, corrosion and impact resistance, excellent fatigue strength—as well as ease of fabrication. This Second Edition of the reference classic, the standard text for composite materials courses worldwide, offers an unparalleled look at this important class of engineering materials. It offers a comprehensive treatment of the subject—from the mechanics, materials, and analysis of fiber composites, to their fabrication, characterization, and performance in practical design applications—in a single, newly expanded volume. Enhanced coverage, designed to provide a view of the total composites industry, includes a new chapter on fabrication methods with an emphasis on reinforced plastics, new material on experimental methods and fracture mechanics, as well as expanded discussion of predictive techniques, and micromechanics analysis. The balance of the text includes an up-to-date discussion of:

• computer analysis of laminates
• damage identification using nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques
• damage due to low-velocity impact
• influence of moisture on performance of polymer matrix composites
• stress corrosion of glass fibers and glass reinforced plastics

The new revisions in format—numbering of sections and subsections, plus additional subject headings—have made the Second Edition an even more accessible reference for students in mechanics and mechanical and aerospace engineering, as well as professional design engineers. The wealth of exercise problems at the end of each chapter serves to enhance comprehension of the material—both in the classroom and at home. New features include a survey of commercially available computer software packages for calculating lamina and laminate properties, as well as a listing of the properties of commercial composites. Fiber composites, the fruit of pure innovative science, have brought countless improvements to our day-to-day lives. And no other reference to date describes the groundwork for this phenomenon with such clarity and depth. Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, Second Edition is an informative look at one of engineering science’s most fascinating frontiers.

From the Back Cover

The updated edition of the cornerstone introduction to anAlyzing composite materials

Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, Third Edition is a revision of the classic fundamentals book on composite materials. It provides a complete, up-to-date treatment of the mechanics, materials, analysis, fabrication, characterization, and performance of composite materials, complete with numerous worked examples and exercise problems. This Third Edition features new material on such cutting-edge topics as analyzing structures, smart composite structures, and computer software for composite structure analysis.

This Third Edition of the classic text includes greater coverage of composites technology and presents new material on:

• Analysis of laminated plates and beams
• Emerging composite materials
• Measurement of physical properties
• Analysis of orthotropic lamina
• Thermal stresses
• Free-edge effects
• Joints
• Fracture mechanics

Complete with guidance for using the latest MATLAB software for analysis, Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, Third Edition is a must-have for every engineer, scientist, and student in the field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0471511528
• ISBN 13: 9780471511526
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 472