Composite basics - Softcover

Andrew C. Marshall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966454006 ISBN 13: 9780966454000

Publisher: Marshall Consulting

Synopsis

The original manuscript of this book was compiled from a series of articles which appeared in the magazine, HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, between 1983 and 1985. The first edition was then edited and published in 1985, the second in 1989, the third in 1993, and the fourth in 1994. This fifth edition was prepared in early 1998. The organization of the subject material is nearly the same as in the previous editions, with even more attention paid to assisting the reader in being able to find easily a specific item of interest. 12 chapters on materials, cores, carving and forming core materials, resin matrix, molding methods and tooling, wet resin and honeycomb cores, designing composite structures, calculating stresses and loads, adhesives and bonding, and load testing your structure. There are 6 appendices: Sources and materials and information, Glass weave styles cross reference, List of Kevlar weave styles, No more rivets, Properties of a few carbon fibers and fabrics, and Available sandwich panels from M. C. Gill's Inventory. Individual chapters and appendices are self-numbered. Approximately 199 pp. Illustrated.

About this edition

• Publisher: Marshall Consulting
• ISBN 10: 0966454006
• ISBN 13: 9780966454000
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5