
Presenting a wealth of completely revised examples and new information, Introduction to Composite Materials Design, Second Editiongreatly improves on the bestselling first edition. It incorporates state-of-the-art advances in knowledge and design methods that have taken place...

Providing the main tools used for preliminary design of composites, this concise text covers all design aspects such as fiber and matrix selection, fabrication processes, prediction of material properties, and structural analysis of beams, plates, shells, and other structures...