Designing structures using composite materials poses unique challenges due especially to the need for concurrent design of both material and structure. Students are faced with two options: textbooks t
Multifunctional composites include all composites which provide more than one property, or functionality, whether specifically designed or modified from existing designs. Although traditional polymer
Presenting a wealth of revised examples and new information, this book strengthens the pedagogy and streamlines the content to make it easier to teach chapters 1–7 in one semester, adds new exercises
Designing structures using composite materials poses unique challenges, especially due to the need for concurrent design of both material and structure. Students are faced with two options: textbooks
Barbero (West Virginia U.) describes the analysis of the composite material itself at the microscopic level and of structures made of composites. The textbook evolved from notes for an advanced gradua
Presenting a wealth of completely revised examples and new information, Introduction to Composite Materials Design, Second Edition greatly improves on the bestselling first edition. It incorporates st
