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ISBN
1 84569 750 2
Published
Q2 2011
Price
approx £170.00 / US$290.00 / €210.00
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Failure mechanisms in polymer matrix composites: Impact damage, delamination and fatigue 
Robinson, Greenhalgh, Pinho
The book focuses on three main types of failure: impact damage, delamination and fatigue. Chapters in part one describe the failure processes and discuss testing and modelling methods for predicting f... more...
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ISBN
1 84569 656 5
Published
October 2010
Price
£160.00 / US$270.00 / €200.00
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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 525 9
Published
July 2010
Price
£155.00 / US$265.00 / €195.00
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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 185 7
Published
February 2010
Price
£155.00 / US$265.00 / €195.00
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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 217 9
Published
September 2009
Price
£155.00 / US$265.00 / €195.00
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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
Price
£140.00 / US$240.00 / €175.00
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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
Price
£170.00 / US$290.00 / €210.00
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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
Price
£130.00 / US$220.00 / €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
Price
£155.00 / US$265.00 / €195.00
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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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£155.00 / US$265.00 / €195.00
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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 85573 936 4
Published
August 2005
Price
£165.00 / US$280.00 / €205.00
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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 608 X
Published
October 2003
Price
£190.00 / US$325.00 / €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 422 2
Published
October 2000
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£140.00 / US$240.00 / €175.00
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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
Price
£145.00 / US$245.00 / €180.00
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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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£145.00 / US$245.00 / €180.00
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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 473 7
Published
July 1999
Price
£45.00 / US$75.00 / €55.00
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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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£145.00 / US$245.00 / €180.00
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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 254 8
Published
October 1997
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£145.00 / US$245.00 / €180.00
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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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