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Damage and failure of composite materials /

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Understanding damage and failure of composite materials is critical for reliable and cost-effective engineering design. Bringing together materials mechanics and modeling, this book provides a complete guide to damage, fatigue and failure of composite materials. Early chapters focus on the underlyin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Talreja, R.
Other Authors: Singh, Chandra Veer
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Composite materials > Fatigue.
Composite materials > Fracture.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Durability assessment of composite structures
  • 2. Review of mechanics of composite materials
  • 3. Damage in composite materials
  • 4. Micro damage mechanics
  • 5. Macro damage mechanics
  • 6. Damage progression
  • 7. Damage mechanisms and fatigue-life diagrams
  • 8. Future directions
  • Index.