This series focuses on existing and developing knowledge about the material-property relationships, processing-property relationships, and structural response of composite materials and structures. This comprehensive collection of references and textbooks features analytical, experimental, and numerical methods with a clear impact on composite structure design. This series serves not only the practicing engineer, but also the researcher and student looking to advance the state of the art in understanding material and structural responses as well as to develop new engineering tools for modeling and predicting such responses.
By Ever J. Barbero, Ever J. Barbero
May 04, 2023
Developed from the author’s course on advanced mechanics of composite materials, Finite Element Analysis of Composite Materials with Abaqus® shows how powerful finite element tools tackle practical problems in the structural analysis of composites. This Second Edition includes two new chapters on "...
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By Sohel Rana, Raul Fangueiro
June 08, 2018
Braiding is a very old textile manufacturing technology that traditionally has been used to produce items like ropes, shoe laces, and cables. Recently, braiding has gained attention in the medical, aerospace, transportation, and civil engineering communities, among others, due to its ability to ...
By Ever J. Barbero
October 16, 2017
The third edition of Introduction to Composite Materials Design is a practical, design-oriented textbook aimed at students and practicing engineers learning analysis and design of composite materials and structures. Readers will find the third edition to be both highly streamlined for ...
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By Rani Elhajjar, Valeria La Saponara, Anastasia Muliana
October 23, 2017
Smart Composites: Mechanics and Design addresses the current progress in the mechanics and design of smart composites and multifunctional structures. Divided into three parts, it covers characterization of properties, analyses, and design of various advanced composite material systems with an ...
By Julio F. Davalos, An Chen, Pizhong Qiao
March 29, 2017
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) decks have been increasingly used for new construction and rehabilitation projects worldwide. The benefits of using FRP bridge decks, such as durability, light weight, high strength, reduced maintenance costs, and rapid installation, outweigh their initial in-place ...
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By Jayantha Ananda Epaarachchi, Gayan Chanaka Kahandawa
May 02, 2016
Due to the increased use of composite materials in aerospace, energy, automobile, and civil infrastructure applications, concern over composite material failures has grown, creating a need for smart composite structures that are able to self-diagnose and self-heal. Structural Health Monitoring ...
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By R.D.S.G. Campilho
November 03, 2015
Safely Design, Test, and Construct Products Made of Natural Fiber Composites Natural fibers and their composites carry distinct advantages over industrial fibers. Some advantages—including renewability and availability of raw materials, and lower energy consumption—could help safeguard ...
By Hayder A. Rasheed
December 16, 2014
Strengthening Design of Reinforced Concrete with FRP establishes the art and science of strengthening design of reinforced concrete with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) beyond the abstract nature of the design guidelines from Canada (ISIS Canada 2001), Europe (FIB Task Group 9.3 2001), and the ...
By Ever J. Barbero
December 11, 2013
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 that teach the theory of advanced mechanics of composites, but lack computational examples of ...