Composite Materials

Summarizing the recent advances in high strain rate testing, this book discusses techniques for designing, executing, analyzing, and interpreting the results of experiments involving the dynamic behavior of multifunctional materials such as metals, polymers, fiber-reinforced polymers, hybrid laminates and so forth. The book also discusses analytical and numerical modeling of materials under high-velocity impact loading and other environmental conditions. Recent advances in characterization techniques such as digital image correlation and computed tomography for high strain rate applications are included.

Features

• Presents exclusive material on high-rate properties of fiber-reinforced composites
• Provides numerical techniques on the analysis and enriched data on the high strain rate behavior of materials
• Explores cutting-edge techniques and experimental guidelines for an array of different materials subjected to high strain rate loading
• Explains clear understanding of material behavior at various strain rates
• Reviews mechanical response of different materials at high strain rates

This book is aimed at researchers and professionals in mechanical, materials, and aerospace engineering.

R. Velmurugan is a Senior Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. His areas of research include composite materials, nano materials, finite element analysis, structural crashworthiness and impact mechanics. He has completed many consultancies and sponsored projects from many DRDO labs, ISRO centers, government agencies and private industries. Dr. Velmurugan has published more than 300 papers in journals and conferences and guided many students for PhD, MS and MTech Degrees. Dr. Velmurugan has Google citation of more than 5,000 with an h-index of 40, an i-10 index of 116 and a Scopus h-index of 34.

Dong Ruan is a Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Product Design Engineering, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests include additive manufacturing of continuous fiber-reinforced composite materials and structures, characterization of the mechanical properties of various materials at high strain rates and evaluation of the mechanical response of structures (such as multi-layered panels and tubes) under dynamic loadings. She has published over 240 academic papers in top international journals and prestigious international conferences. Dr. Ruan has secured over $20 million research grants from Australian Research Council (ARC), Defence Materials and Technology Centre (DMTC), Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Automotive Technology (AutoCRC), CAST CRC and Rail Manufacturing CRC, among others. She has supervised more than 20 PhD students. Dr. Ruan has Google citation of more than 6,400 with h-index of 42 and i-10 index of 111.

S. Gurusideswar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Madras, Kattankulathur, India. Prior to this, he worked as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai. During his postdoc tenure, Dr. Gurusideswar worked on dynamic characterization of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) material, which is developed for blast and impact-resistant structures. His areas of research include: composite structures, computer aided design, experimental mechanics, high strain rate characterization and digital image correlation (DIC) technique. Dr. Gurusideswar has published more than 20 academic papers in journals and conferences.