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0 85709 524 2
Published
January 2014
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approx £150.00 / US$255.00 / €180.00
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Natural fibre composites: Materials, processes and applications 
Hodzic, Shanks
The use of natural fibres as reinforcements in composites has grown in importance. This important book summarises key recent research in this area. Part one reviews the use of cellulosic fibres as rei... more...
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0 85709 270 7
Published
December 2013
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approx £140.00 / US$240.00 / €170.00
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Residual stresses in composite materials
Shokrieh
Residual stresses are a common phenomenon in composite materials. They can both add to or significant reduce material strength. It is therefore critical they are understood and measured correctly. Par... more...
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0 85709 120 4
Published
November 2013
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approx £140.00 / US$240.00 / €170.00
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Advances in ceramic matrix composites
Low
Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) have proven to be useful for a wide range of applications because of properties such as their light weight, toughness and temperature resistance. This book summarises ... more...
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ISBN
0 85709 426 2
Published
October 2013
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approx £160.00 / US$270.00 / €190.00
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Advances in wind turbine blade design and materials
Brøndsted, Nijssen
The size of wind turbine blades continues to increase in pursuit of higher efficiency energy conversion. To increase the penetration and utilisation of sustainable wind power there are also trends tow... more...
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0 85709 338 X
Published
July 2013
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£175.00 / US$300.00 / €210.00
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Ceramic nanocomposites: Properties and applications
Banerjee, Manna
Ceramic nanocomposites have been found to have improved hardness, strength, toughness and creep resistance compared to conventional ceramic matrix composites. Ceramic nanocomposites reviews the... more...
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ISBN
0 85709 777 6
Published
July 2013
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£160.00 / US$270.00 / €190.00
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Environmentally friendly polymer nanocomposites
Ray
Concerns about global warming and the depletion of oil reserves have led to significant research into more sustainable composite materials made from natural materials. Recently, research has focussed ... more...
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ISBN
0 85709 344 4
Published
June 2013
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£190.00 / US$325.00 / €230.00
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Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of polymer matrix composites
Karbhari
The increased use of polymer matrix composites in structural applications has led to the growing need for a very high level of quality control and testing of products to ensure and monitor performance... more...
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ISBN
0 85709 234 0
Published
May 2013
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£170.00 / US$290.00 / €205.00
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Developments in fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for civil engineering 
Uddin
The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials has had a dramatic impact on civil engineering techniques over the past three decades. FRPs are an ideal material for structural applicati... more...
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ISBN
0 85709 988 4
Published
November 2012
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£140.00 / US$240.00 / €170.00
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Brittle matrix composites 10
Brandt, Glinicki, Olek, Leung
The subjects of the symposia are on composite materials behaving as brittle, normal and special conditions of exploitation. Brittle matrix composites are applied in various domains and the series of s... more...
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ISBN
0 85709 067 4
Published
July 2012
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£155.00 / US$265.00 / €185.00
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Manufacturing techniques for polymer matrix composites (PMCs)
Advani, Hsiao
Polymer matrix composites are used extensively across a wide range of industries, making the design and development of effective manufacturing processes of great importance. Manufacturing technique... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 750 2
Published
January 2012
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£155.00 / US$265.00 / €185.00
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Failure mechanisms in polymer matrix composites: Criteria, testing and industrial applications
Robinson, Greenhalgh, Pinho
Polymer matrix composites are increasingly replacing traditional materials, such as metals, for applications in the aerospace, automotive and marine industries. Because of the relatively recent develo... more...
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ISBN
0 85709 030 5
Published
November 2011
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£155.00 / US$265.00 / €185.00
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Machining technology for composite materials: Principles and practice
Hocheng
Machining processes play an important role in the manufacture of a wide variety of components. While the processes required for metal components are well-established, they cannot always be applied to ... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 990 4
Published
October 2011
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£165.00 / US$280.00 / €200.00
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Composite joints and connections: Principles, modelling and testing
Camanho, Tong
The growing use of composites over metals for structural applications has made a thorough understanding of the behaviour of composite joints in various applications essential for engineers, but has al... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 965 3
Published
September 2011
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£175.00 / US$300.00 / €210.00
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Composite reinforcements for optimum performance
Boisse
Reinforcements are an integral part of all composites and the quality and performance of the composite can be optimised by modelling the type and structure of the reinforcement before moulding. Com... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 762 6
Published
April 2011
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£155.00 / US$265.00 / €185.00
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Non-crimp fabric composites: Manufacturing, properties and applications
Lomov
Non-crimp fabric (NCF) composites are reinforced with mats of straight (non-crimped) fibres, giving them such advantages as strength, ease of handling and low manufacturing costs. Non-crimp fabric ... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 761 8
Published
March 2011
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£180.00 / US$305.00 / €215.00
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Polymer-carbon nanotube composites: Preparation, properties and applications
McNally, Pötschke
Understanding the properties of polymer carbon nanotube (CNT) composites is the key to these materials finding new applications in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to electronics,... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 742 1
Published
February 2011
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£145.00 / US$245.00 / €175.00
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Interface engineering of natural fibre composites for maximum performance
Zafeiropoulos
One of the major reasons for composite failure is a breakdown of the bond between the reinforcement fibres and the matrix. When this happens, the composite loses strength and fails. By engineering the... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 656 5
Published
November 2010
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£160.00 / US$270.00 / €190.00
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Creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites
Guedes
Creep is the tendency of materials to deform when subjected to long-term stress, particularly when exposed to heat. Fatigue phenomena occur when a material is subjected to cyclic loading, causing dama... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 672 7
Published
October 2010
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£210.00 / US$355.00 / €250.00
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Physical properties and applications of polymer nanocomposites
Tjong, Mai
Polymer nanocomposites are polymer matrices reinforced with nano-scale fillers. This new class of composite materials has shown improved mechanical and physical properties. The latter include enhanced... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 525 9
Published
July 2010
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£165.00 / US$280.00 / €200.00
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Fatigue life prediction of composites and composite structures
Vassilopoulos
The use of composites is growing in structural applications in many industries including aerospace, marine, wind turbine and civil engineering. There are uncertainties about the long term performance ... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 531 3
Published
May 2010
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£155.00 / US$265.00 / €185.00
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High-energy ball milling: Mechanochemical processing of nanopowders
Sopicka-Lizer
Mechanochemical processing is a novel and cost effective method of producing a wide range of nanopowders. It involves the use of a high energy ball mill to initiate chemical reactions and structural c... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 399 X
Published
March 2010
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£150.00 / US$255.00 / €180.00
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Blast protection of civil infrastructures and vehicles using composites
Uddin
With the upsurge in terrorism in recent years and the possibility of accidental blast threats, there is growing interest in manufacturing blast ‘hardened’ structures and retrofitting blast mitigation ... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 463 5
Published
March 2010
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£145.00 / US$245.00 / €175.00
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Materials, design and manufacturing for lightweight vehicles
Mallick
Research into the manufacture of lightweight automobiles is driven by the need to reduce fuel consumption to preserve dwindling hydrocarbon resources without compromising other attributes such as safe... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 185 7
Published
February 2010
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£165.00 / US$280.00 / €200.00
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Forensic polymer engineering: Why polymer products fail in service
Lewis, Gagg
Given the infinite number of applications of polymeric materials in everyday life, especially applications where a failure in service may lead to economic loss, injury or death, the ability to determi... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 462 7
Published
December 2009
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£170.00 / US$290.00 / €205.00
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Management, recycling and reuse of waste composites
Goodship
This authoritative reference work provides a comprehensive review of the management, recycling and reuse of waste composites. These are issues which are of increasing importance due to the growing use... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 775 8
Published
November 2009
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£170.00 / US$290.00 / €205.00
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Brittle matrix composites 9
Brandt, Olek, Marshall
The subjects of the symposia are on composite materials with matrices behaving as brittle in normal or special conditions. Brittle matrix composites are applied in various domains (civil engineering, ... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 217 9
Published
September 2009
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£170.00 / US$290.00 / €205.00
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Failure analysis and fractography of polymer composites
Greenhalgh
The growing use of polymer composites is leading to increasing demand for fractographic expertise. Fractography is the study of fracture surface morphologies and it gives an insight into damage and fa... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 269 1
Published
July 2009
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£150.00 / US$255.00 / €180.00
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Science and engineering of short fibre reinforced polymer composites
Fu, Lauke, Mai
When fibres in a composite are discontinuous and are shorter than a few millimetres, the composite is called a ‘short fibre reinforced composite (SFRP)’. SFRPs have found extensive applications in aut... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 244 6
Published
October 2008
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£190.00 / US$325.00 / €230.00
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Delamination behaviour of composites
Sridharan
Given such advantages as low weight compared to strength and toughness, laminated composites are now used in a wide range of applications. Their increasing use has underlined the need to understand th... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 393 0
Published
October 2008
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£135.00 / US$230.00 / €160.00
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Tribology of natural fiber polymer composites
Chand, Fahim
Environmental concerns are driving demand for bio-degradable materials such as plant-based natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. These composites are fast replacing conventional materials in ma... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 352 3
Published
August 2008
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£165.00 / US$280.00 / €200.00
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Ageing of composites
Martin
Ageing of composites is a highly topical subject given the increasing use of composites in structural applications in many industries. Ageing of composites addresses many of the uncertainties a... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 267 5
Published
June 2008
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£170.00 / US$290.00 / €205.00
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Properties and performance of natural-fibre composites
Pickering
Concern about global warming has led to renewed interest in the more sustainable use of natural fibres in composite materials. This important book reviews the wealth of recent research into improving ... more...
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ISBN
1 84735 062 3
Published
October 2007
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£95.00 / US$160.00 / €115.00
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Thermoset nanocomposites for engineering applications
Kotsilkova
Thermoset nanocomposites are complex hybrid materials which integrate nanoparticles with polymers to produce a novel nanostructure, with extraordinary properties. Organic/inorganic hybrids are some of... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 033 8
Published
January 2007
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£155.00 / US$265.00 / €185.00
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Composites forming technologies
Long
Composites are versatile engineered materials composed of two or more constituent materials which, when combined, lead to improved properties over the individual components whilst remaining separate o... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 936 4
Published
August 2005
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£175.00 / US$300.00 / €210.00
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Multi-scale modelling of composite material systems: The art of predictive damage modelling
Soutis, Beaumont
One of the most important and exciting areas of composites research is the development of modelling techniques to predict the response of composite materials to different types of stress. Predictive m... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 831 7
Published
June 2004
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£295.00 / US$500.00 / €355.00
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Composite technologies for 2020: Proceedings of the fourth Asian-Australasian conference on composite materials (ACCM 4)
Ye, Mai, Su
Over the past three decades, the terminology of composite materials has been well acknowledged by the technical community, and composite materials have been gaining exponential acceptance in a diversi... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 608 X
Published
October 2003
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£200.00 / US$340.00 / €240.00
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Fatigue in composites: Science and technology of the fatigue response of fibre-reinforced plastics
Harris
This major handbook is the first authoritative survey of the current understanding of fatigue behaviour in composites. It deals in detail with a wide range of problems met by designers in the aerospac... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 769 8
Published
October 2003
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£180.00 / US$305.00 / €215.00
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Brittle matrix composites 7
Brandt, Li, Marshall
The International Symposium in Brittle Matrix Composites October 13-15, 2003 covers a wide spectrum of topics including cement based composites, ceramic composites and brittle polymer matrix composite... more...
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ISBN
1 85957 263 4
Published
January 2001
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£95.00 / US$160.00 / €115.00
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Handbook of composite fabrication
Akovali
This reference allows someone who has just started working in the composites field to gain knowledge of both basic principles and the latest information available to technologists. It is well structur... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 422 2
Published
October 2000
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£150.00 / US$255.00 / €180.00
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Finite element modelling of composite materials and structures
Matthews, Davies, Hitchings, Soutis
Finite element modelling of composite materials and structures provides an introduction to a technique which is increasingly being used as an analytical tool for composite materials.
The tex... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 312 9
Published
October 2000
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£155.00 / US$265.00 / €185.00
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Mechanical testing of advanced fibre composites
Hodgkinson
Testing of composite materials can present complex problems but is essential in order to ensure the reliable, safe and cost-effective performance of any engineering structure. This essentially practic... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 423 0
Published
October 2000
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Impact behaviour of fibre-reinforced composite materials and structures
Reid, Zhou
This study covers impact response, damage tolerance and failure of fibre-reinforced composite materials and structures. Materials development, analysis and prediction of structural behaviour and cost-... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 550 4
Published
September 2000
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£195.00 / US$330.00 / €235.00
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FRC 2000 – Composites for the millennium: Proceedings from the Eighth International Conference on Fibre Reinforced Composites, 13-15 September 2000, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Gibson
This book presents the proceeding of the 8th in this successful series of conferences organised by the Centre for Composite Materials Engineering of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and sponsored... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 425 7
Published
July 2000
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Pultrusion for engineers
Starr
Pultrusion for engineers is a comprehensive overview of the latest developments and applications for this growing and increasingly important area of the fibre reinforced plastics industry.
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ISBN
1 85573 473 7
Published
July 1999
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£50.00 / US$85.00 / €60.00
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Composite materials: Engineering and science
Matthews, Rawlings
The purpose of this wide-ranging introductory text is to provide a basic understanding of the underlying science as well as the engineering applications of composite materials. It explains how composi... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 240 8
Published
July 1998
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Microstructural characterisation of fibre-reinforced composites
Summerscales
Over the last 50 years, great progress has been made in developing artificial fibre-reinforced composite materials, generally using filaments with microscopic diameters. A wide range of reinforcement ... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 406 0
Published
April 1998
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£170.00 / US$290.00 / €205.00
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Thermoset resins for composites: Directory and databook (Second edition)
The continuing expansion world-wide of the composites industry ensures a warm welcome for the second edition of this popular and successful directory and databook, first published in 1993. This editio... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 254 8
Published
October 1997
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Flow-induced alignment in composite materials
Papthanasiou, Guell
The purpose of aligning short fibres in a fibre-reinforced material is to improve the mechanical properties of the resulting composite. Aligning the fibres, generally in a preferred direction, allows ... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 304 8
Published
May 1996
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£60.00 / US$100.00 / €70.00
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ECCM 7: 7th European Conference on Composite Materials, London, UK, 1996
Proceedings from the 7th European Conference on Composite Materials, London, UK, 1996 more...
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ISBN
1 85573 208 4
Published
January 1996
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£195.00 / US$330.00 / €235.00
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Optimisation of composite structures design
Miravete
Composite materials have been used more and more during the last decade to lighten structures. But until now, there has been no clear way of establishing how to design properly optimised laminated com... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 155 X
Published
March 1995
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£145.00 / US$245.00 / €175.00
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Ultra high temperature mechanical testing
Lohr, Steen
Based on the edited proceedings of a meeting held in Petten, The Netherlands in September 1992, this book deals with test methods and procedures for ultra high temperature mechanical testing - typical... more...
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ISBN
1 85573 051 0
Published
January 1994
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£155.00 / US$265.00 / €185.00
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Design and manufacture of composite structures
Eckold
A practical book of value to those in the automotive, chemical, aerospace and offshore industries. Case studies are included and as well as covering flexible manufacturing systems and non-destructive ... more...
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