Composite Structures 3

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Durability Predictions of Adhesively Bonded Composite Structures Using Accelerated Characterization Methods....Pages 1-18
Structural Automotive Components in Fibre Reinforced Plastics....Pages 19-42
Optimization of Fibre Reinforced Composite Laminates Subject to Fatigue Loading....Pages 43-55
Damage Development in Notched Carbon Fibre Composites Subjected to Fatigue Loading....Pages 56-68
Fatigue Scatter of UD Glass Epoxy, a Fact or Fiction?....Pages 69-82
The Material Development, Component Manufacture and Post-service Evaluation of RB 211–524 Cowl Doors Utilising Carbon Fibre Composite Materials....Pages 83-99
Thermal Engineering of Spacecraft Composite Structures....Pages 100-117
Structural Certification and In-service Flight Experience of the RB 211–524 Fan Cowl Doors Utilising Carbon Fibre Composite Materials....Pages 118-134
A Structural Analysis Code Selection Criterion....Pages 135-147
Optimum Design of Composite Structures....Pages 148-158
Integrated Design of Composite and Hybrid Structural Elements....Pages 159-163
FRP Geodesic Domes: One Example....Pages 164-177
Composite-oriented Variable Section Design and Buckling Strength of Long Columns....Pages 178-188
Design Details of Integral Flanges for the Ends of Very Large Composite Fiber Structures....Pages 189-203
Finite Element Computation of Cord-Rubber Systems....Pages 204-218
Composites in Engineering: Four Years of Progress?....Pages 219-229
Some Mechanical Properties of Glass Reinforced Concrete at Elevated Temperatures....Pages 230-241
Melt Extract Fibre Reinforced Sprayed Concrete....Pages 242-253
The Stiffness and Strength of Small Diameter Steel Fibres in Cementitious Composites....Pages 254-265
Axisymmetric Postbuckling of Orthotropic Thick Circular Plates....Pages 266-277
Postbuckling of Composite Plates under Inplane Compressive and Shear Loading Having Edges Elastically Restrained against Rotation....Pages 278-289
Postbuckling Failure of Composite Panels....Pages 290-314
Elastic Postbuckling of Orthotropic Circular and Annular Plates with Imperfections....Pages 315-335
Delamination Criterion Identification for Multilayered Composite Laminates (with the PAM-FISS/Bi-Phase Numerical Model)....Pages 336-355
Modeling the Failure Strength of Notched Graphite/Polyimide Plates Subjected to Extreme Temperatures....Pages 356-368
Mechanical Properties and Fractographic Examination of Failure Created in Static Mechanical Testing of CFRP....Pages 369-382
A Rational Approach to the Analysis of Delaminated Composite Panels....Pages 383-401
Compressive Strength of Impact Damaged Graphite Epoxy Laminates....Pages 402-414
Mechanical and Optical Assessments of Damage During Tensile and Fatigue Tests in Glass Taffeta Fabric—Epoxy Laminate....Pages 415-426
Damage Tolerant Composite Design Development....Pages 427-439
Finite Element Analysis of Conventional and Bimodulus Laminated Composite Stiffened Shell Structures....Pages 440-451
Buckling of Unstiffened/Stiffened Orthotropic Foam Sandwich Cylindrical Shells....Pages 452-467
Compressive Strength of Longitudinally Stiffened GRP Panels....Pages 468-490
Study of First Ply Failure in CFRP by Non-destructive Evaluation....Pages 491-501
The Non-destructive Evaluation of Composite Bonded Joints....Pages 502-510
In-plane and Out-of-plane Flexibility and Stress Intensification Factors of Smooth CSM Bends....Pages 511-524
The Horizontal GRP Storage Vessel: A Study of the Stresses in the Support Region....Pages 525-539
Design Stress Considerations for GRP Components of Power Station Cooling-water Systems....Pages 540-561
The Mechanical Testing and Computer Modelling of Composite Bonded Joints....Pages 562-574
Aluminum Inserts for Fastening Sheet Moulding Compounds....Pages 575-583
The Accuracy of Approximate Solutions in the Analysis of Fracture of Composites....Pages 584-595
Crack Growth in Duplex Plates....Pages 596-605
Effect of Partially Debonded Inhomogeneities on the Fracture Toughness of an Elastic Matrix....Pages 606-620
Some Influences of Material Properties on the Dynamic Response of CFRP Structures....Pages 621-633
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Composite Moderately Thick Triangular Plates....Pages 634-642
Transverse Shear Influence on Calculus of Natural Frequencies of Sandwich Beams....Pages 643-659
The Influence of Shear Deformation on the Natural Frequencies of Laminated Rectangular Plates....Pages 660-676
Analysis of the Large Deflection Behaviour of Laminated Composite Plates Using the Finite Strip Method....Pages 677-691
Qualitative Flutter Analysis of Composite Plates....Pages 692-702
Large Amplitude Forced Vibration Response of Laminated Composite Rectangular Plates by a Finite Element Method....Pages 703-716
Stress Corrosion of Chopped Strand Mat Pipe....Pages 717-732
Viscoplastic Strains of a Glass Woven Fabric Based Laminate....Pages 733-747
Strain Gauges on Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyester Laminates....Pages 748-759
Method to Determine the Complete Three-dimensional Elastic Compliance Matrix of Composite Materials....Pages 760-773
Sisal—Cement Composites and their Potential for Rural Africa....Pages 774-787
Some Short and Long Term Loading Characteristics of a Double Layer Skeletal Structure Manufactured from Pultruded Composites....Pages 788-808
Back Matter....Pages 809-822