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Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Basic Features of Composite Materials....Pages 3-14
The Constituents of a Composite Material....Pages 15-53
Molding Processes and Architecture of Composite Materials....Pages 54-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Mathematical Basics....Pages 85-90
Stresses....Pages 91-104
Strains....Pages 105-120
The Elastic Behavior of Materials....Pages 121-130
The Mechanics of Deformable Solids....Pages 131-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Elastic Behavior of Unidirectional Composite Materials....Pages 149-185
Elastic Behavior of an Orthotropic Composite....Pages 186-194
Off-Axis Behavior of Composite Materials....Pages 195-227
Fracture Mechanisms and Damage of Composite Materials....Pages 228-264
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Basics of Laminate Theory....Pages 267-286
Classical Laminate Theory....Pages 287-311
Effect of the Stacking Sequence. Mat and Cloth Reinforced Materials....Pages 312-345
Governing Equations and Energy Formulation of the Classical Laminate Theory....Pages 346-357
Including Transverse Shear Deformation in Laminate Theory....Pages 358-381
Theory of Sandwich Plates....Pages 382-391
Front Matter....Pages 393-393
Cylindrical Bending....Pages 395-418
Bending of Laminate and Sandwich Beams....Pages 419-449
Front Matter....Pages 393-393
Bending of Orthotropic Laminate Plates....Pages 450-485
Bending of Plates Made of Symmetric, Cross-Ply, or Angle-Ply Laminates....Pages 486-503
Buckling of Laminate or Sandwich Beams and Plates....Pages 504-533
Vibrations of Laminate or Sandwich Beams and Plates....Pages 534-573
Effects of Expansional Strain on the Mechanical Behavior of Laminates....Pages 574-597
Predesigning Laminate and Sandwich Structures....Pages 598-628
Back Matter....Pages 629-646
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
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Recommended both as a text for courses in structural aspects of composite materials as well as for practicing structures engineers and researchers involved with composites.
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