Major Accomplishments in Composite Materials and Sandwich Structures

✍ Scribed by Yasushi Miyano, Masayuki Nakada (auth.), I. M. Daniel, E. E. Gdoutos, Y. D. S. Rajapakse (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 837
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book represents a collection of major research contributions over the last decade in the area of composite materials and sandwich structures supported by the USA Office of Naval Research under the directorship of Dr. Yapa D. S. Rajapakse.

It contains over thirty chapters written by recognized experts in their fields and serves as a reference and guide for future research. Topics covered include: mechanical and failure characterization of composites under static and dynamic loading; failure modes and failure criteria; environmental effects; dynamic effects; post impact behavior; multiscale modeling; nanocomposites; characterization of core materials for sandwich structures under static and fatigue loading; mechanical behavior and failure of sandwich structures; fatigue behavior and durability of composite materials and sandwich structures; core joints in sandwich structures; characterization and failure of marine materials and structures under impulse loading; failure of interfaces under dynamic loading; delamination failure of composite materials and sandwich structures; response of composites and sandwich structures to blast loading and underwater explosions.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Accelerated Testing for Long-Term Durability of Various FRP Laminates for Marine Use....Pages 3-25
Carbon Fiber—Vinyl Ester Interfacial Adhesion Improvement by the Use of an Epoxy Coating....Pages 27-50
A Physically Based Cumulative Damage Formalism....Pages 51-65
Delamination of Composite Cylinders....Pages 67-82
Modeling of Progressive Damage in High Strain—Rate Deformations of Fiber-Reinforced Composites....Pages 89-111
Post-Impact Fatigue Behavior of Woven and Knitted Fabric CFRP Laminates for Marine Use....Pages 113-132
Dynamic Interaction of Multiple Damage Mechanisms in Composite Structures....Pages 133-168
A Review of Research on Impulsive Loading of Marine Composites....Pages 169-194
Failure Modes of Composite Sandwich Beams....Pages 197-227
Localised Effects in Sandwich Structures with Internal Core Junctions:Modelling and Experimental Characterisation of Load Response, Failure and Fatigue....Pages 229-277
Damage Tolerance of Naval Sandwich Panels....Pages 279-303
Size Effect on Fracture of Composite and Sandwich Structures....Pages 305-338
Elasticity Solutions for the Buckling of Thick Composite and Sandwich Cylindrical Shells Under External Pressure....Pages 339-363
An Improved Methodology for Measuring the Interfacial Toughness of Sandwich Beams....Pages 365-380
Structural Performance of Eco-Core Sandwich Panels....Pages 381-406
The Use of Neural Networks to Detect Damage in Sandwich Composites....Pages 407-429
On the Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Composite Material Structures....Pages 431-439
Application of Acoustic Emission Technology to the Characterization and Damage Monitoring of Advanced Composites....Pages 441-462
Ballistic Impacts on Composite and Sandwich Structures....Pages 465-501
Performance of Novel Composites and Sandwich Structures Under Blast Loading....Pages 503-540
Single and Multisite Impact Response of S2-Glass/Epoxy Balsa Wood Core Sandwich Composites....Pages 541-569
Real-Time Experimental Investigation on Dynamic Failure of Sandwich Structures and Layered Materials....Pages 571-603
Characterization of Fatigue Behavior of Composite Sandwich Structures at Sub-Zero Temperatures....Pages 605-624
Impact and Blast Resistance of Sandwich Plates....Pages 625-659
Modeling Blast and High-Velocity Impact of Composite Sandwich Panels....Pages 661-690
Effect of Nanoparticle Dispersion on Polymer Matrix and their Fiber Nanocomposites....Pages 693-715
Experimental and Analytical Analysis of Mechanical Response and Deformation Mode Selection in Balsa Wood....Pages 717-755
Mechanics of PAN Nanofibers....Pages 757-778
Characterization of Deformation and Failure Modes of Ordinary and Auxetic Foams at Different Length Scales....Pages 779-798
Fracture of Brittle Lattice Materials: A Review....Pages 799-816
Back Matter....Pages 817-818

✦ Subjects

Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods;Theoretical and Applied Mechanics;Mechanics