Microstructural Design of Fiber Composites (Cambridge Solid State Science) - Hardcover

Chou, Tsu-Wei

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052135482X ISBN 13: 9780521354820

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1992

Synopsis

This book addresses the issue of designing the microstructure of fiber composite materials in order to obtain optimum performance. Besides the systematic treatment of conventional continuous and discontinuous fiber composites, the book also presents the state-of-the-art of the development of textile structural composites as well as the nonlinear elastic finite deformation theory of flexible composites. The author's experience during twenty years of research and teaching on composite materials is reflected in the broad spectrum of topics covered, including laminated composites, statistical strength theories of continuous fiber composites, short fiber composites, hybrid composites, two- and three-dimensional textile structural composites and flexible composites. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis and modeling of the thermo-mechanical behavior of fiber composites with these distinct microstructures. Overall, the inter-relationships among the processing, microstructures and properties of these materials are emphasized throughout the book. The book is intended as a text for graduate or advanced undergraduate students, but will also be an excellent reference for all materials scientists and engineers who are researching or working with these materials.

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Book Description

This textbook addresses the design of the microstructure of composite materials in order to obtain optimum performance. The broad spectrum of topics covered includes laminate composites, statistical strength theories of continuous fiber composites, short fiber composites, hybrid composites, two and three-dimensional textile structural composites and flexible composites.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052135482X
• ISBN 13: 9780521354820
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 592