Fundamentals of Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Methods, and Applications - Hardcover

Strong, A. Brent

9780872633582: Fundamentals of Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Methods, and Applications

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0872633586 ISBN 13: 9780872633582

Publisher: Society of Manufacturing, 1989

Covers the composition, structure, and physical properties of composites. You’ll study the manufacturing methods of fiber reinforced plastics and post fabrication techniques, as well as the latest composites applications. Topics include: thermosets, thermoplastics, non-resinous matrices, reinforcements, fiber types, hybrids, physical properties of composites, design principles, environmental effects on composites, and more.

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About the Author:

A. Brent Strong Ph.D. is a manufacturing engineering technology faculty member at the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). Dr. Strong is the founding director of the Advanced Composite Manufacturing and Engineering (ACME) Center, the Creativity Laboratory, the Manufacturing Leadership Forum, and the Rapid Product Realization Center, all at BYU. Prior to his position at Brigham Young University, Dr. Strong had a successful career in industry. He held the positions of president of Hardie Irrigation Systems, vice president for market development for the Eyring Research Institute, and senior research chemist and manufacturing engineer for the DuPont Company. Dr. Strong s technical research interests are in composites and plastic materials and in processing of those materials. He teaches and lectures widely in the fields of plastics and composites. He was elected International President of the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) and was named SAMPE Fellow. Dr. Strong is also a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He has participated as an author, co-author, or editor of 12 books, over 100 peer-reviewed and invited papers, and is the inventor or co-inventor of 12 patents. In addition to his full-time university work, Dr. Strong continues to be active in business, serving on boards of directors and consulting for a number of companies.

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