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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004852903321

Autore

Harris Bryan

Titolo

Engineering composite materials / / Bryan Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : IOM Communications Ltd., 1999

ISBN

1-62198-519-9

1-907625-63-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Book ; ; 673

Disciplina

620.118

Soggetti

Composite materials

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

Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgements; THE NATURE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MAKING COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF FIBRE COMPOSITES; THE STRENGTH OF FIBRE COMPOSITES; FRACTURE AND TOUGHNESS OF COMPOSITES; FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR OF FIBRE COMPOSITES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; PROBLEMS; APPENDICES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book should prove invaluable to undergraduates on materials engineering courses and postgraduates beginning work on composites research projects. All major types of composite are covered and practical applications in aerospace, automotive, bio-engineering, electrical engineering, marine engineering and sport are covered.