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This book provides readers with essential insights into composite materials, encompassing methods for fabricating composite parts (PMCs, MMCs, CMCs), determining their mechanical properties via coupon testing and rule of mixtures, and exploring their industrial applications. Additionally, the book covers topics of interest for engineers, including damage tolerance analysis, nondestructive inspections, repairing damaged composite and metallic parts, and fabricating composite parts using additive manufacturing processes. Drawing on his years of experience in the aerospace industry, the author believes the topics presented will be valuable to readers and that engineers in industries, students in academia, and university instructors will find this book beneficial.
Understanding of Composite Materials (Constituents of Composites)
Understanding Lamina Through Micromechanics (The Rule-of-Mixtures Approach)
Types of Matrices and Fibers Used in Composites
Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs) and Nanocomposites (Methods of Manufacturing PMC Parts)
Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) (Methods of Manufacturing MMC Parts)
Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) (Methods of Manufacturing CMC Parts)
Delamination in Laminated Composites
Progressive Failure Analysis (PFA) of Laminated Composites
Application of Fracture Mechanics to Composites
Obtaining Fracture Properties Through Virtual Testing Approach
Composites Under High-cycle Fatigue (Industrial Applications)
Damage Accumulation of Composite Materials Under Fatigue Loading
Composite Repairs (Industrial Applications and Analysis)
Application of Nondestructive Inspection for Composite Materials
3D Printing and Its Applications for Composites (Additive Manufacturing)