TY  - BOOK
AU  - Talreja,R.
AU  - Singh,Chandra Veer
TI  - Damage and failure of composite materials
SN  - 9781139016063 (ebook)
AV  - TA418.9.C6 T338 2012
U1  - 620.1/126 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Composite materials
KW  - Fatigue
KW  - Fracture
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); Machine generated contents note: 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
N2  - 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 underlying principles governing composite damage, reviewing basic equations and mechanics theory, before describing mechanisms of damage such as cracking, breakage and buckling. In subsequent chapters, the physical mechanisms underlying the formation and progression of damage under mechanical loads are described with ample experimental data, and micro- and macro-level damage models are combined. Finally, fatigue of composite materials is discussed using fatigue-life diagrams. While there is a special emphasis on polymer matrix composites, metal and ceramic matrix composites are also described. Outlining methods for more reliable design of composite structures, this is a valuable resource for engineers and materials scientists in industry and academia
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139016063
ER  -