2 Composite materials

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. 2 Composite materials 31
6. 3 Design formulas 70
7. 4 Introduction to fatigue 87
8. 5 Introduction to crack propagation analysis 106
9. 6 Buckling of thin-walled structures 122
10. 7 Vibrations of thin-walled structures 179
11. 8 Dynamic buckling of thin-walled structures 211
12. 9 Optimization of thin-walled structures 239
13. 10 Structural health monitoring (SHM) 304
14. 11 Vibration correlation technique 338
15. 12 Morphing flying vehicles 364
16. 13 Large deflections of columns and plates 395
17. 14 Typical NDT methods – laser shearography and acoustic emission 431
18. 15 Monitoring natural frequencies to yield material properties 461
19. 16 Buckling and vibrations of arches, trusses and frames 481
20. 17 Additional aspects for the buckling and natural frequency relationship of thin-walled structures 523
21. 18 Nonlinear numerical and experimental investigation of the behavior of rectangular multiwall plates under pressure 534
22. 19 Investigation of the behavior of large aspect ratio thin rectangular plates under lateral pressure 571
23. Index 587