MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida

 

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  Adopted by 55 universities worldwide as a textbook for a technical elective in engineering majors such as civil, mechanical, aerospace, nuclear and materials science, this textbook is becoming very popular in the  undergraduate as well as the graduate curriculum.

Features
  • Explains the basics of composites, including their importance to industry
  • Identifies type of fibers and matrices, applications, and recycling
  • Discusses the mechanical behavior and properties of a single lamina
  • Finds properties of a unidirectional lamina from individual constituent 
    properties
  • Explains the macromechanics of laminates
  • Examines the use of special laminates
  • Analyzes the failure and design of laminated composites
  • Includes PROMAL software