Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites (Society of Plastics Engineers Monographs) - Hardcover

Agarwal, Bhagwan D.; Broutman, Lawrence J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471059285 ISBN 13: 9780471059288

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1980

Synopsis

Today, fiber composites are found in such diverse products as aircraft, automobiles, electronics and appliances. This new edition of "Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites" explores the mechanics and material characteristics of composite fiber materials, while examining their performance in practical design applications. Material new to this edition includes a chapter on fabrication methods emphasizing reinforced plastics, computer programs for calculating lamina and laminate properties, and new material on experimental methods and fracture mechanics.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The updated edition of the cornerstone introduction to anAlyzing composite materials

Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, Third Edition is a revision of the classic fundamentals book on composite materials. It provides a complete, up–to–date treatment of the mechanics, materials, analysis, fabrication, characterization, and performance of composite materials, complete with numerous worked examples and exercise problems. This Third Edition features new material on such cutting–edge topics as analyzing structures, smart composite structures, and computer software for composite structure analysis.

This Third Edition of the classic text includes greater coverage of composites technology and presents new material on:

• Analysis of laminated plates and beams
• Emerging composite materials
• Measurement of physical properties
• Analysis of orthotropic lamina
• Thermal stresses
• Free–edge effects
• Joints
• Fracture mechanics

Complete with guidance for using the latest MATLAB software for analysis, Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, Third Edition is a must–have for every engineer, scientist, and student in the field.

About the Author

About the authors Bhagwan D. Agarwal is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean of Research and Development at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Utah and the University of Rhode Island. He has also been a consultant to such firms as Fel–Pro and Borg–Warner Chemicals and a number of organizations in India. The author of numerous technical research papers, Dr. Agarwal has also contributed chapters to several scientific books. Dr. Agarwal received a PhD in mechanics from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Lawrence J. Broutman is President of L. J. Broutman & Associates, Ltd. and Research Professor of Materials Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Dr. Broutman is a leading consultant to industry and government, a prolific contributor to numerous scientific journals, and coeditor of the texts, Modern Composite Materials and Treatise on Composite Materials. The author is a holder of several patents and a recipient of countless honors and awards for his scientific contributions. Dr. Broutman received a BS in civil engineering, and an MS and an ScD in materials science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471059285
• ISBN 13: 9780471059288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 356