Experimental Techniques and Design in Composite Materials 5

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The present book represents a cooperative effort, by both experimentalists and designers, to seek out the best strategies for effecting improvements in the quality and the reliability of composite materials and to widen their application.

Delamination Criticality in Slender Compression-Loaded Composite Panels Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour of an Alumina-Particle-Reinforced Aluminium Alloy A Rate-Dependent Model for Predicting Damage Accumulation in Viscoelastic Laminated Composites Fatigue Dissipation and Failure in Unidirectional and Angle-Ply Glass Fibre/Carbon Fibre Hybrid Laminates Near-Threshold Fatigue Crack Propagation Analysis of a MMC Material by Means of Different Test Procedures Static and Fatigue Behaviour of Sandwich Composite Panels Joined by Blind Fasteners Multiaxial Fatigue Behaviour of Composite Laminates Fatigue Characterization of Pultruded Composite Materials Through-Thickness Tensile and Compressive Properties of Stitched CFRP Composites Effects of Manufacturing Techniques on the Mechanical Properties of Composite Laminates Static Notch Sensitivity of GFRP Composites Evaluation of Laminated Structures for Sports Mouthguards Composite Driving End Structures for Rail Applications On the Optimization of Single Lap Metal/Plastics Adhesive Joints The Influence of Thermohumidity on Compression After-Impact Properties of Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Laminates Modelling the Impact Behaviour of Thin CERP Panels Prediction of the Dynamic Response of Impacted Composite Laminates FEM Simulation of the Mechanical Behaviour of Sandwich Materials for Aerospace Structures Modeling of the Deformation Behavior of Polymer Composites at High Strain Rates and at Elevated Temperatures Probabilistic First-Ply Failure Analysis of a Symmetric-Equilibrate Laminate in Composite Material Stress-Strain Monitoring in Textile Composites by Means of Optical Fibers Physical Modelling of the Engineering Problems of Composites and Structures Elastic and Creep Behaviour of Short-Fibre Composites with Weakened Interfaces The General 3D Hertzian Contact Problem for Anisotropic Materials An Elastic-Interface Model for Delamination Buckling in Laminated Plates Triple Junctions in Polycrystalline Silicon: A Numerical Study Based upon Atomistic Simulations Study of Adhesion in a Reinforced Particle Composite The Effect of Ply Lay-Up upon the Thermoelastic Response of Laminated Composites Application of Digital Speckle Correlation for Strain Measurement in Composites Residual Stress Analysis in Graphite/PEEK Composite Laminates Heterogeneous Deformation by Microscopic Moire Interferometry Determination of Elastic Constants of Anisotropic Plates by Phase Stepping Speckle Interferometry Impact Damage Detection in Composite Structures Using Active Acousto-Ultrasonic Sensors Impact Damage Detection in Composite Structures Using Passive Acousto-Ultrasonic Sensors Weight Percent of Glass Fibres in SMC Components Determined by Means of Experimental Techniques