Composite Structures

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Structural Properties of a Pultruded E-Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymeric I-Beam....Pages 1-28
Collapse Behaviour of Hybrid GRP/Steel Panels under Lateral Load....Pages 29-41
Composite Rods of Stable Dimensions for Truss Constructions....Pages 43-53
Reliability Analysis for Transient Stress Wave in Elastic Laminated Composites....Pages 55-67
Safety Factor and Reliability....Pages 69-74
Reliability of Composites Based on Micromechanically Predicted Strength and Fatigue Criteria....Pages 75-88
Buckling and Postbuckling Analysis of Laminated Shell Structures by Finite Elements Based on the Third Order Theory....Pages 89-104
Finite Element Analysis of Sandwich Structures....Pages 105-118
Finite Element and Experimental Studies on an Orthotropic Disc....Pages 119-127
Performance of Glass Fibre-Vinyl Ester Composite Tubes Crushed Using Internal Mandrels....Pages 129-143
Repair of Delaminations and Impact Damage in Composite Aircraft Structures....Pages 145-159
Optimization of the Design of a Filament Wound Composite Ring for Use in a Shock Absorbing System....Pages 161-176
Hygrothermal Effects on the Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of Composite Plates....Pages 177-186
Effect of Water Temperature on Hygrothermal Aging of GFRP Panel....Pages 187-201
Advances in Prepreg Machinery and Techniques....Pages 203-205
Design and Mechanical Analysis of a Hybrid Composite Driveshaft....Pages 207-216
Application of Numerical Analysis to One-Piece SMC Panels....Pages 217-228
A Design Study on an FRP Sulcated Spring....Pages 229-240
Fabrication and Structural Performance of CFRP Wind Cups of the Three-Cup Anemometer....Pages 241-247
Fuzzy Optimization of Laminated Cylindrical Pressure Vessels....Pages 249-259
Damage and Failure Prediction of Spherical Composite Pressure Vessels....Pages 261-271
Local Load Application to Laminated GRP Pressure Vessels....Pages 273-289
Buckling and Postbuckling Behaviour of Imperfect Laminated Shallow Spherical Shells Under External Pressure....Pages 291-306
Buckling Analysis of Laminated Ellipsoidal Shells Subjected to External Pressure....Pages 307-323
Buckling and Postbuckling of Carbon Fibre PEEK Composite Panels....Pages 325-337
Buckling of Composite Circular Conical Shells: A Solution of Mixed-Type Theory....Pages 339-349
Optimum Structure of Knee Prosthesis Using Laminate Composites Considering the Stress Dispersion at Prosthesis/Bone Interface....Pages 351-361
Two-Objective Optimization of Laminate Thin-Walled Structures....Pages 363-370
Optimum Design for Buckling of Plain and Stiffened Composite Cylindrical Panels....Pages 371-381
A Refined Theory for Laminated Anisotropic Plates....Pages 383-396
Large Deflection Effects in Antisymmetric Cross-Ply Laminated Strips and Plates....Pages 397-413
Interlaminar Stress Analysis at the Skin/Stiffener Interface of a Grid-Stiffened Composite Panel....Pages 415-431
Nonlinear Thermal and Mechanical Analysis of Edge Effects in [ + θ /- θ ] s Laminates....Pages 433-443
Extension-Twist Coupling of Two-Layered Angle-Ply Laminates....Pages 445-457
Calculation of Interlaminar Stresses in Composite Laminates by a New Method....Pages 459-470
A Review—The Design and Assembly of Bonded Composites....Pages 471-506
Development of Highly Loaded Root End Attachments for Composite Material High Speed Flying Surfaces....Pages 507-518
Effect of Joint Parameters, Patterns and Interference on the Bolt Loading in Composite Multi-Bolt Joints....Pages 519-530
Selection and Measurement of the ‘Bearing Fatigue Damage Parameter’ in CFRP Laminate Bolted Joints....Pages 531-539
On the Prediction of Mechanical Joining Strength of Laminated Composite Plates....Pages 541-552
Load Distribution in Two-Pinned Polymer Composite Joints....Pages 553-574
Fracture Toughness of Hybrid Short Fiber Composite....Pages 575-583
Impact Resistant and Damage Tolerant Hybrid Composite Structures Based on Carbon and Polyethylene Fibres....Pages 585-598
Application of an Alternative Measuring System to Determine the Mechanical Properties of Composites Under Impact Loading....Pages 599-616
Deformation Analysis of Composites Exhibiting Large Strain-Rate Effects....Pages 617-626
Effect of Stacking Sequence on the Fatigue Delamination Growth in Carboresin Specimens with Central Hole....Pages 627-645
Numerical Simulation of Free Edge Delamination in Graphite-Epoxy Laminates under Uniaxial Tension....Pages 647-657
Delamination Failure of Thick Walled Composite Cylinders....Pages 659-668
Failure Mechanisms in Tapered Laminated Composites....Pages 669-683
Development of Longitudinal Splitting in CFRP under Static Tensile Loading....Pages 685-696
Mechanical Behavior of 3-D Continuous Composite Structures....Pages 697-704
Creep Mixture Rules of Polymer Matrix Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials....Pages 705-717
NDT Damage Monitoring and Characterization during Tensile Tests on Composite Laminates....Pages 719-733
Cumulative Damage Characterization in Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic by Acoustic Emission under Monotonic and Fatigue Loading....Pages 735-744
Dynamic Failure Mechanisms of Continuously Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites under Transverse Impact....Pages 745-758
The Settling of Reinforcement During the Unidirectional Solidification of Particulate Reinforced Aluminum-Silicon/Silicon Carbide Metal Matrix Composites....Pages 759-780
CVD-Film Ceramic Materials Structure Analysis....Pages 781-785
Different Shear Stresses on FPC and their Experimental Determination....Pages 787-798
The Compressive Properties of Glass/Carbon Laminated Composites....Pages 799-809
The Prediction of Three-Dimensional Properties of Composite Laminates Using the Finite Element Analysis Method....Pages 811-824
Strength of Composite Fan Casing Under Local Load....Pages 825-831
Back Matter....Pages 833-847