Preface to the second edition Preface to the First Edition L. Introduction to Composite Materials I. General History 2. Composite Material Description .3. Types of Composite Materials 1. 4. Constituent Properties 15.Co te Manufacturing. Fabrication and Process 1.6 Uses of Composite Materials 1. 7. Design and Analyses with Composite Materials 8. References 36 9. Journals 36 L10. Problems 37 2. Anisotropic Elasticity and Composite Laminate Theory 21. Introduction 2. 2. Derivation of the Anisotropic Elastic Stiffness and Compliance Matrices 23. The Physical Meaning of the Components of the Orthotropic Elasticity ensor 2. 4. Methods to Obtain Composite Elastic Properties from Fiber and Matrix 2.5. Thermal and Hygrothermal Considerations 2.7. High Strain Rate Effects on Mateniar site Materials 2.6. Time-Temperature Effects on Com 2.8. Laminae of Composite Materials .9. Laminate Analyses 2.10. Piezoelectric Effects 2.11. References 3789667978 3. Plates and Panels of C te materials 3. 1. Introduction 3. 2. Plate Equilibrium Equations 3.3. The Bending of Composite Material Laminated Plates: Classical Theory 91 3.4. Classical Plate Theory Boundary Conditions 3.5. Navier Solutions for Rectangular Composite Material Plates 3.6. Navier Solution for a Uniformly Loaded Simply Supported Plate-An Example Problem 98 3.7. Levy Solution for Plates of Composite MaterialsContents Preface to the Second Edition VII Preface to the First Edition IX 1. Introduction to Composite Materials 1 1 2 6 8 11 21 33 36 36 37 39 39 40 46 50 53 57 58 59 66 76 77 79 87 87 87 91 94 95 98 102 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 1.6. 1.7. 1.8. 1.9. 1.10. General History Composite Material Description Types of Composite Materials Constituent Properties Composite Manufacturing, Fabrication and Processing Uses of Composite Materials Design and Analyses with Composite Materials References Journals Problems 2. Anisotropic Elasticity and Composite Laminate Theory 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. 2.7. 2.8. 2.9. Introduction Derivation of the Anisotropic Elastic Stiffness and Compliance Matrices The Physical Meaning of the Components of the Orthotropic Elasticity Tensor Methods to Obtain Composite Elastic Properties from Fiber and Matrix Properties Thermal and Hygrothermal Considerations Time-Temperature Effects on Composite Materials High Strain Rate Effects on Material Properties Laminae of Composite Materials Laminate Analyses 2.10. 2.11. 2.12. Piezoelectric Effects References Problems 3. Plates and Panels of Composite Materials 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5. 3.6. 3.7. Introduction Plate Equilibrium Equations The Bending of Composite Material Laminated Plates: Classical Theory Classical Plate Theory Boundary Conditions Navier Solutions for Rectangular Composite Material Plates Navier Solution for a Uniformly Loaded Simply Supported Plate – An Example Problem Levy Solution for Plates of Composite Materials