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Informationen zum Autor BHAGWAN D. AGARWAL, PHD, is a former Vice President of engineering services at Bodycote Polymer?Broutman Laboratory, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean of Research and Development at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. LAWRENCE J. BROUTMAN, PHD, is an independent consultant and founder of L.J. Broutman & Associates. K. CHANDRASHEKHARA, PHD, is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Composite Manufacturing Laboratory at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Klappentext Updated and expanded coverage of the latest trends and developments in fiber composite materials, processes, and applicationsAnalysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, Fourth Edition features updated and expanded coverage of all technical aspects of fiber composites, including the latest trends and developments in materials, manufacturing processes, and materials applications, as well as the latest experimental characterization methods.Fiber reinforced composite materials have become a fundamental part of modern product manufacturing. Routinely used in such high-tech fields as electronics, automobiles, aircraft, and space vehicles, they are also essential to everyday staples of modern life, such as containers, piping, and appliances. Little wonder, when one considers their ease of fabrication, outstanding mechanical properties, design versatility, light weight, corrosion and impact resistance, and excellent fatigue strength. This Fourth Edition of the classic reference--the standard text for composite materials courses, worldwide--offers an unrivalled review of such an important class of engineering materials.Still the most comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the mechanics, materials, performance, analysis, fabrication, and characterization of fiber composite materials available, Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, Fourth Edition features:* Expanded coverage of materials and manufacturing, with additional information on materials, processes, and material applications* Updated and expanded information on experimental characterization methods--including many industry specific tests* Discussions of damage identification techniques using nondestructive evaluation (NDE)* Coverage of the influence of moisture on performance of polymer matrix composites, stress corrosion of glass fibers and glass reinforced plastics, and damage due to low-velocity impact* New end-of-chapter problems and exercises with solutions found on an accompanying website* Computer analysis of laminatesNo other reference provides such exhaustive coverage of fiber composites with such clarity and depth. Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, Fourth Edition is, without a doubt, an indispensable resource for practicing engineers, as well as students of mechanics, mechanical engineering, and aerospace engineering. Zusammenfassung Aiming to bridge the gap between mechanical and materials engineering! this book in the field on fibre reinforced composite materials provides a treatment of the mechanics! materials! fabrication! characterisation! and performance of composite materials. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xv About the Companion Website xvii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Definition 1 1.2 Classification 2 1.3 Particulate Composites 2 1.4 Fiber-Reinforced Composites 5 1.5 Applications of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites 7 Exercise Problems 15 References 16 2 Fibers, Matrices, and Fabrication of Composites 17 2.1 Reinforcing Fibers 17 2.1.1 Glass Fibers 19 2.1.2 Carbon and Graphite Fibers 25 2.1.3 Aramid Fibers 29 2.1.4 Boron Fibers 30 2.1.5 Other Fibers 31 2.2 Matrix Materials 33 2.2.1 Polymers 33 2.2.2 Metals 44 2.3 Fabrication of Fiber Composite Product...
