Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design, Third Edition (Mechanical Engineering)
The newly expanded and revised edition of <b>Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design</b> presents the most up-to-date resource available on state-of-the-art composite materials. This book is unique in that it not only offers a current analysis of mechanics and properties, but also examines the latest advances in test methods, applications, manufacturing processes, and design aspects involving composites. <p>This third edition presents thorough coverage of newly developed materials including nanocomposites. It also adds more emphasis on underlying theories, practical methods, and problem-solving skills employed in real-world applications of composite materials. Each chapter contains new examples drawn from diverse applications and additional problems to reinforce the practical relevance of key concepts. <p><b>New in The Third Edition:</b> <li>Contains new sections on material substitution, cost analysis, nano- and natural fibers, fiber architecture, and carbon-carbon composites</li> </li><li>Provides a new chapter on polymer-based nanocomposites</li> </li><li>Adds new sections on test methods such as fiber bundle tests and interlaminar fracture measurements </li> </li><li>Expands sections on manufacturing fundamentals, thermoplastics matrix composites, and resin transfer molding </li> <p>Maintaining the trademark quality of its well-respected and authoritative predecessors, <b>Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design, Third Edition</b> continues to provide a unique interdisciplinary perspective and a logical approach to understanding the latest developments in the field.</li>