Synopses & Reviews
One of the first books on composites to demonstrate advanced concepts or emphasize structures.
Review
"...the book is a uniquely successful sythesis of writing. On the one hand the book is written clearly, with practical users in mind. On the other hand, the text is complete and is based on sound fundamental principles...this comprehensive book has not just become either a collection of formulae or lengthy derivations...It also resulted in numerical examples that not only illustrate solution techniques but shed light on the underlying principles." Journal of Computational and Applied Mechanics
Synopsis
This book offers students and engineers tools for designing practical composite structures.
Table of Contents
Preface; List of symbols; 1. Introduction; 2. Displacements, strains, stresses; 3. Laminated composites; 4. Thin plates; 5. Sandwich plates; 6. Beams; 7. Beams with shear deformation; 8. Shells; 9. Finite element analysis; 10. Failure criteria; 11. Micromechanics; Appendix A. Cross-sectional properties of thin-walled composite beams; Appendix B. Buckling loads and natural frequencies of orthotropic beams with shear deformation; Appendix C. Typical material properties; Index.