An introduction to composite materials
This edition has been enlarged and updated to provide a clear and comprehensive understanding of composite materials. Primarily a teaching text for final-year undergraduates in materials science and engineering, this book will interest undergraduates and postgraduates in chemistry, physics, and mechanical engineering, and also academic and technological researchers.
Print Book, English, 2003
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2003
XVI, 326 p. : il. ; 23 cm.
9780521388559, 0521388554
912333050
From the preface to first edition; Preface to second edition; 1. General introduction; 2. Fibres and matrices; 3. Fibre architecture; 4. Elastic deformation of long-fibre composites; 5. Elastic deformation of laminates; 6. Stresses and strains in short-fibre composites; 7. The interface region; 8. Strength of composites; 9. Toughness of composites; 10. Thermal behaviour of composites; 11. Fabrication; 12. Applications; Appendix: nomenclature; Author index; Subject index.
Transferred to digital printing, 2003