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Lightweight composite structures in transport
design, manufacturing, analysis and performance
Front Cover; Related titles; Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering; Preface; One -- The lightweight philosophy: materials selection, principles and design solutions; 1 -- An introduction to lightweight composite materials and their use in transport structures; 1.1 Background; 1.1.1 Lightweighting benefits-automotive example; 1.1.2 Historical overview on composites; 1.2 Polymers-general introduction; 1.3 Engineering polymers-selected examples; 1.3.1 Thermosets.
1.3.1.1 Phenolic resins1.3.1.2 Epoxy resins; 1.3.1.3 Unsaturated polyesters; 1.3.1.4 Alkyd resins; 1.3.1.5 Diallyl phthalate; 1.3.1.6 Amino resins; 1.3.2 Thermoplastics; 1.3.2.1 Polyesters (thermoplastic); 1.3.2.2 Polyamides (nylon); 1.3.2.3 Polyacetals; 1.3.2.4 Polyphenylene sulfide; 1.3.2.5 Polycarbonates; 1.3.2.6 Polysulfone; 1.3.2.7 Modified polyphenylene ether; 1.3.2.8 Polyimides; 1.3.3 Elastomers; 1.3.4 Foams; 1.3.5 Ceramic-matrix composites; 1.3.6 Metal-matrix composites; 1.4 Reinforced composites; 1.4.1 Synthetic fiber reinforcement; 1.4.2 Particle reinforcement.
1.4.3 Green composites1.5 Sandwich composites; 1.5.1 Definition; 1.5.2 Components in sandwich composites; 1.5.2.1 Core; 1.5.2.2 Skins; 1.5.2.3 Properties of sandwich composites; 1.6 Outlook; 1.6.1 Automobiles; 1.6.2 Marine; 1.6.3 Bicycles; References; 2 -- Challenges, opportunities, and perspectives on lightweight composite structures: aerospace versus automotive; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Manufacturing, use, and performance requirements; 2.2.1 Look and feel; 2.2.2 Environment, recycling, and repair; 2.2.3 Manufacturing and joining; 2.3 Design and analysis.
2.3.1 Stiffness versus crash requirements2.3.2 Fatigue and failure; 2.3.3 Certification requirements; 2.3.4 Numerical simulation; 2.3.5 Simulation of composites; 2.3.6 Design optimization; 2.4 Market and supply issues; 2.4.1 Costs; 2.4.2 Providing value to the customer; 2.4.3 Engineering talent; 2.4.4 Production needs; 2.5 Conclusions; References; 3 -- Opportunities in the design stage of composite components to reduce weight during assembly operations; 3.1 Benefits of composite parts; 3.2 Shortcomings of composite parts; 3.3 Weight opportunities in assembly; 3.3.1 Tolerance analysis.
3.3.2 Shimming on assembly3.3.3 Assembly loads; 3.3.4 Reducing the quantity of fasteners on assembly; 3.3.5 Automatic fibre placement process; 3.3.6 Lightning strike; 3.3.7 Final paint; 3.3.8 Unfolding; 3.3.9 Aluminium-lithium alloys; 3.3.10 Safety health monitoring; 3.3.11 Automation in assembly; 3.3.12 Titanium alloy parts manufacturing; 3.3.13 Laser beam welding in assembly; 3.4 Conclusions; References; 4 -- The automotive body lightweighting design philosophy; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The automotive lightweighting design philosophy; 4.3 The mid-spectrum concept.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Woodhead Publishing series in composites science and engineering ; no. 67