Mechanical Testing of Advanced Fibre Composites

Informationen zum Autor Dr John M. Hodgkinson is Deputy Head of the Centre for Composite Materials at Imperial College in London. He is a member of the Institute of Mateirals, being a founder member of Council and Chairman of the Applied Polymer Science Committee. He has also chaired the Aerospace Materials and Structures Committee at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and has organised numerous conferecnes and seminars. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Aerospace Engineering. Klappentext This book is concerned with the often very complex problems composite materials can present in the testing of their structural performance. Zusammenfassung This book is concerned with the often very complex problems composite materials can present in the testing of their structural performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis General principles and perspectives; Specimen preparation; Tension; Compression; Shear; Flexure; Through-thickness testing; Interlaminar fracture toughness; Impact and damage tolerance; Fatigue; Environmental testing of organic matrix composites; Scaling effects in laminated composites; Statistical modelling and testing of data variability; Development and use of standard test methods.

List of contents

General principles and perspectives; Specimen preparation; Tension; Compression; Shear; Flexure; Through-thickness testing; Interlaminar fracture toughness; Impact and damage tolerance; Fatigue; Environmental testing of organic matrix composites; Scaling effects in laminated composites; Statistical modelling and testing of data variability; Development and use of standard test methods.

Product details

• Authors: J. M. Hodgkinson, J.m. Hodgkinson, J.m. (Imperial College London Hodgkinson
• Assisted by: J M Hodgkinson (Editor), J. M. Hodgkinson (Editor), J.m. (Imperial College London Hodgkinson (Editor), John Hodgkinson (Editor), Hodgkinson J.M. (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2000
• EAN: 9781855733121
• ISBN: 978-1-85573-312-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering; Woodhead Publishing Series in; Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Testing of materials, Materials science, Textile & fibre technology, Textiles and fibres, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General