Structural integrity and durability of advanced composites innovative modelling methods and intelligent design

Structural Integrity and Durability of Advanced Composites: Innovative Modelling Methods and Intelligent Design presents scientific and technological research from leading composite materials scientists and engineers that showcase the fundamental issues and practical problems that affect the develop...

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Other Authors: Beaumont, Peter W. R. (Editor), Soutis, Constantinos (Editor), Hodzic, Alma (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Woodhead Publishing 2015
Series:Woodhead Publishing series in composites science and engineering
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 3.5 Residual stresses in carbon-epoxy composites and typical material properties3.6 Discussion; References; 4
  • A multiscale synergistic damage mechanics approach for modeling progressive failure in composite laminates; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Continuum damage mechanics; 4.3 Synergistic damage mechanics; 4.4 Finite element (FE) implementation of synergistic damage mechanics (SDM) approach for structural analysis; 4.5 Current issues and future trends; 4.6 Sources of further information and advice; Acknowledgments; References
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Front Cover; Related titles; Structural Integrity and Durability of Advanced CompositesWoodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering: ... ; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering; Dedication; Editors' Foreword; Foreword by Tony Kelly; Preface; Part 1
  • Multi-scale mechanics, physical modelling and damage analysis; 1
  • Composite micromechanics: from carbon fibres to graphene; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Fibre reinforcement
  • theory; 1.3 Fibre reinforcement
  • experiment; 1.4 Nanoplatelet reinforcement
  • theory
  • 5
  • From micro to macro: simulating crack propagation in carbon fibre composites5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Overview of existing multi-scale modelling methods; 5.3 Numerical crack models; 5.4 Modelling of transverse crack growth in a carbon fibre-reinforced polymer ply; 5.5 Conclusions and final remarks; Acknowledgements; References; 6
  • Multi-scale modeling of high-temperature polymer matrix composites for aerospace applications; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 DCB experiment; 6.3 Viscoelastic cohesive layer model; 6.4 Extraction of cohesive law from experimental data through J-integral
  • 1.5 Nanoplatelet reinforcement
  • experiment1.6 Future trends and challenges; 1.7 Sources of further information; References; 2
  • A mechanisms-based framework for describing failure in composite materials; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Phenomenological failure theories; 2.3 Mechanisms-based failure analysis; 2.4 A comprehensive failure analysis strategy; 2.5 Conclusions; References; 3
  • The origins of residual stress and its evaluation in composite materials; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Origins of residual stress; 3.3 Measurements and predictions; 3.4 Effects and mitigations
  • 6.5 Evaluation of damage evolution law6.6 Numerical results and discussion; 6.7 Conclusions; References; 7
  • Modeling of damage evaluation and failure of laminated composite materials across length scales; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Microdamage mechanisms in fiber-reinforced composites; 7.3 Modeling microdefect evolution in a lamina and stiffness degradation of unidirectional composites; 7.4 Modeling of stiffness degradation of laminated composite materials across length scales; 7.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; Part 2
  • Computational modelling, damage simulation and fatigue analysis
  • 8
  • Computational techniques for simulation of damage and failure in composite materials