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Record Nr.

UNINA9910132055703321

Titolo

Advanced composite materials for automotive applications : structural integrity and crashworthiness / / editor, Ahmed Elmarakbi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2014

ISBN

1-118-53526-X

1-118-53528-6

1-118-53527-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (472 p.)

Collana

Automotive series

Altri autori (Persone)

ElmarakbiAhmed

Disciplina

629.2/32

Soggetti

Composite materials in automobiles

Automobiles - Crashworthiness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part one. Fundamental background -- part two. Impact and crash analysis -- part three. Damage and failure -- part 4. Case studies and designs.

Sommario/riassunto

Advanced Composite Materials for Automotive Applications: Structural Integrity and Crashworthiness provides a comprehensive explanation of how advanced composite materials, including FRPs, reinforced thermoplastics, carbon-based composites and many others are designed, manufactured and utilized in vehicle structural components where structural integrity and crashworthiness are key. This book includes technical explanation of composite materials in vehicle design and analysis and covers all phases of composites design, modelling, testing and failure analysis. It also explores the perform