Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials and Structures (Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering)

__Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials and Structures__ presents an overview of recent developments in a specialized area of research with original contributions from the authors who have been asked to outline needs for further investigations in their chosen topic area. The result is a presentation of the current state-of-the art in very specialized research areas that cannot be found elsewhere in the literature. For example, Massabò presents a newly developed theory for laminated composite plates that accounts for imperfect bonding between layers with new solutions for problems involving thermal effects. This theory is new and computationally-efficient, and the author describes how it fits in the broader context of composite plate theory. Abrate discusses the design of composite marine propellers and presents a detailed derivation of the equations of motion of a rotating blade, including centrifugal effects and the effects of pre-twisting and other geometric parameters. This book is a major reference resource for academic and industrial researchers and designers working in aerospace, automotives, and the marine engineering industry. * Presents recent developments in a research field that has experienced tremendous advances because of improved computational capabilities, new materials, and new testing facilities * Includes contributions from leading researchers from Europe and the USA who present the current state-of-the-art, including unique and original research * Provides extensive experimental results and numerical solutions * Appeals to a broad range of professional researchers working in aerospace, automotive, and marine engineering fields The Lightweight Philosophy: Materials Selection, Principles and Design Solutions. An introduction to lightweight composite materials and their use in transport structures / J. Fan, J. Njuguna -- Challenges, opportunities, and perspectives on lightweight composite structures: aerospace versus automotive / R.N. Yancey -- Opportunities in the design stage of composite components to reduce weight during assembly operations / G. Oncul -- The automotive body lightweighting design philosophy / D.M. Baskin -- Part Two. Current Developments in Manufacturing Techniques for Lightweight Composite Structures in the Transport Industry. Cost-effective composites manufacturing processes for automotive applications / L.A. Khan, A.H. Mehmood -- Hybrid polymer composites for high strain rate applications / A. Daliri, J. Zhang, C.H. Wang -- Thermoset resin sandwich structures / S. Zainuddin, M.V. Hosur, A.A. Mohammed, E.M. Smith, S. Jeelani -- Part Three Structural Optimization and Structural Analysis: Modelling and Simulation. Weight reduction by optimized reinforcement structures / F. Ohlsson -- Part Four. Durability, Damage Tolerance and Structural Integrity of Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport. Influence of temperature on mechanical properties of short glass fibre-reinforced polyamide 6 and 66 composites for automotive oil pan application / J. Njuguna, Z. Mouti, K. Westwood -- The fatigue behavior of composite materials for high-temperature applications / N. Saad -- Sustainable lightweight vehicle design: a case study in eco-material selection for body-in-white / A.T. Mayyas, A.R. Mayyas, M. Omar -- Part Five. Case Studies on Lightweight Composite Design for Transport Structures. Composite materials for aerospace propulsion related to air and space transportation / A. Misra -- Lightweight design and crash analysis of composites / S. Boria -- Flammability of composites / A.I. Al-Mosawi -- Remanufacturing and whole-life costing of lightweight components / Y. Xu, J.F. Sanchez, J. Njuguna -- Polymer nanocomposite components: a case study on gears / S. Yousef -- Manufacture and testing of lightweight tubes for rocketry and centrifuges / J.C. Quagliano Amado Content: Front Matter,Copyright,List of contributorsEntitled to full textPart One: Dynamic behavior of composite structures1 - 2D thermo-elastic solutions for laminates and sandwiches with interlayer delaminations and imperfect thermal contact, Pages 3-46, H. Darban, R. Massabò 2 - Dynamic behavior of composite marine propeller blades, Pages 47-83, S. Abrate 3 - Numerical simulations and experimental experiences of impact on composite structures, Pages 85-125, F. Marulo, M. Guida, L. Maio, F. Ricci 4 - Modeling low velocity impact phenomena on composite structures, Pages 129-158, A. Riccio, S. Saputo, A. Raimondo, A. Sellitto 5 - Study of medium velocity impacts on the lower surface of helicopter blades, Pages 159-181, F. Pascal, P. Navarro, S. Marguet, J.-F. Ferrero 6 - Impact on composite plates in contact with water, Pages 183-216, S. Abrate 7 - Impact response of advanced composite structures reinforced by carbon nanoparticles, Pages 217-235, S. Laurenzi, M.G. Santonicola 8 - Implosion of composite cylinders due to underwater impulsive loads, Pages 239-262, T. Qu, M. Zhou 9 - Composite materials for blast applications in air and underwater, Pages 263-295, E. Rolfe, M. Kelly, H. Arora, J.P. Dear 10 - Progressive bearing failure of composites for crash energy absorption, Pages 299-334, T. Bergmann, S. Heimbs 11 - Thin-walled truncated conical structures under axial collapse: Analysis of crushing parameters, Pages 335-363, S. Boria 12 - Lightweight solutions for vehicle frontal bumper: Crash design and manufacturing issues, Pages 365-393, G. Belingardi, A.T. Beyene, E.G. Koricho, B. Martorana 13 - Pressure reconstruction during water impact through particle image velocimetry: Methodology overview and applications to lightweight structures, Pages 395-416, M. Porfiri, A. Shams Index, Pages 417-425

Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials and Structures presents an overview of recent developments in a specialized area of research with original contributions from the authors who have been asked to outline needs for further investigations in their chosen topic area. The result is a presentation of the current state-of-the art in very specialized research areas that cannot be found elsewhere in the literature.

For example, Massabò presents a newly developed theory for laminated composite plates that accounts for imperfect bonding between layers with new solutions for problems involving thermal effects. This theory is new and computationally-efficient, and the author describes how it fits in the broader context of composite plate theory. Abrate discusses the design of composite marine propellers and presents a detailed derivation of the equations of motion of a rotating blade, including centrifugal effects and the effects of pre-twisting and other geometric parameters.

This book is a major reference resource for academic and industrial researchers and designers working in aerospace, automotives, and the marine engineering industry.

• Presents recent developments in a research field that has experienced tremendous advances because of improved computational capabilities, new materials, and new testing facilities
• Includes contributions from leading researchers from Europe and the USA who present the current state-of-the-art, including unique and original research
• Provides extensive experimental results and numerical solutions
• Appeals to a broad range of professional researchers working in aerospace, automotive, and marine engineering fields

Annotation Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials and Structures presents an overview of recent developments in a specialized area of research with original contributions from the authors who have been asked to outline needs for further investigations in their chosen topic area. The result is a presentation of the current state-of-the art in very specialized research areas that cannot be found elsewhere in the literature. For example, Massabo presents a newly developed theory for laminated composite plates that accounts for imperfect bonding between layers with new solutions for problems involving thermal effects. This theory is new and computationally-efficient, and the author describes how it fits in the broader context of composite plate theory. Abrate discusses the design of composite marine propellers and presents a detailed derivation of the equations of motion of a rotating blade, including centrifugal effects and the effects of pre-twisting and other geometric parameters. This book is a major reference resource for academic and industrial researchers and designers working in aerospace, automotives, and the marine engineering industry. Presents recent developments in a research field that has experienced tremendous advances because of improved computational capabilities, new materials, and new testing facilitiesIncludes contributions from leading researchers from Europe and the USA who present the current state-of-the-art, including unique and original researchProvides extensive experimental results and numerical solutionsAppeals to a broad range of professional researchers working in aerospace, automotive, and marine engineering fields

Modelling Damage, Fatigue and Failure of Composite Materials provides the latest research on the field of composite materials, an area that has attracted a wealth of research, with significant interest in the areas of damage, fatigue, and failure.

The book is a comprehensive source of physics-based models for the analysis of progressive and critical failure phenomena in composite materials, and focuses on materials modeling, while also reviewing treatments to give the reader thorough direction for analyzing failure in composite structures.

Part one of the book reviews the damage development in composite materials such as generic damage and damage accumulation in textile composites and under multiaxial loading, while part two focuses on the modeling of failure mechanisms in composite materials with attention given to fibre/matrix cracking and debonding, compression failure, and delamination fracture. Final sections examine the modeling of damage and materials response in composite materials, including micro-level and multi-scale approaches, the failure analysis of composite materials and joints, and the applications of predictive failure models.

• Examines current research in modeling damage, fatigue, and failure of composite materials
• Provides a comprehensive source of physics-based models for the analysis of progressive and critical failure phenomena in composite materials
• Assesses the failure and life prediction in composite materials
• Discusses the applications of predictive failure models such as computational approaches to failure analysis

Numerical Modelling of Failure in Advanced Composite Materials comprehensively examines the most recent analysis techniques for advanced composite materials. Advanced composite materials are becoming increasingly important for lightweight design in aerospace, wind energy, and mechanical and civil engineering. Essential for exploiting their potential is the ability to reliably predict their mechanical behaviour, particularly the onset and propagation of failure.

Part One investigates numerical modeling approaches to interlaminar failure in advanced composite materials. Part Two considers numerical modelling approaches to intralaminar failure. Part Three presents new and emerging advanced numerical algorithms for modeling and simulation of failure.

Part Four closes by examining the various engineering and scientific applications of numerical modeling for analysis of failure in advanced composite materials, such as prediction of impact damage, failure in textile composites, and fracture behavior in through-thickness reinforced laminates.

• Examines the most recent analysis models for advanced composite materials in a coherent and comprehensive manner
• Investigates numerical modelling approaches to interlaminar failure and intralaminar failure in advanced composite materials
• Reviews advanced numerical algorithms for modeling and simulation of failure
• Examines various engineering and scientific applications of numerical modelling for analysis of failure in advanced composite materials

Modelling Damage, Fatigue and Failure of Composite Materials provides the latest research on the field of composite materials, an area that has attracted a wealth of research, with significant interest in the areas of damage, fatigue, and failure. The book is a comprehensive source of physics-based models for the analysis of progressive and critical failure phenomena in composite materials, and focuses on materials modeling, while also reviewing treatments to give the reader thorough direction for analyzing failure in composite structures. Part one of the book reviews the damage development in composite materials such as generic damage and damage accumulation in textile composites and under multiaxial loading, while part two focuses on the modeling of failure mechanisms in composite materials with attention given to fibre/matrix cracking and debonding, compression failure, and delamination fracture. Final sections examine the modeling of damage and materials response in composite materials, including micro-level and multi-scale approaches, the failure analysis of composite materials and joints, and the applications of predictive failure models. Examines current research in modeling damage, fatigue, and failure of composite materials Provides a comprehensive source of physics-based models for the analysis of progressive and critical failure phenomena in composite materials Assesses the failure and life prediction in composite materials Discusses the applications of predictive failure models such as computational approaches to failure analysis

Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport: Design, Manufacturing, Analysis and Performance provides a detailed review of lightweight composite materials and structures and discusses their use in the transport industry, specifically surface and air transport. The book covers materials selection, the properties and performance of materials, and structures, design solutions, and manufacturing techniques.

A broad range of different material classes is reviewed with emphasis on advanced materials. Chapters in the first two parts of the book consider the lightweight philosophy and current developments in manufacturing techniques for lightweight composite structures in the transport industry, with subsequent chapters in parts three to five discussing structural optimization and analysis, properties, and performance of lightweight composite structures, durability, damage tolerance and structural integrity. Final chapters present case studies on lightweight composite design for transport structures.

• Comprehensively covers materials selection, design solutions, manufacturing techniques, structural analysis, and performance of lightweight composite structures in the transport industry
• Includes commentary from leading industrial and academic experts in the field who present cutting-edge research on advanced lightweight materials for the transport industry
• Includes case studies on lightweight composite design for transport structures

Numerical Modelling of Failure in Advanced Composite Materials comprehensively examines the most recent analysis techniques for advanced composite materials. Advanced composite materials are becoming increasingly important for lightweight design in aerospace, wind energy, and mechanical and civil engineering. Essential for exploiting their potential is the ability to reliably predict their mechanical behaviour, particularly the onset and propagation of failure. Part One investigates numerical modeling approaches to interlaminar failure in advanced composite materials. Part Two considers numerical modelling approaches to intralaminar failure. Part Three presents new and emerging advanced numerical algorithms for modeling and simulation of failure. Part Four closes by examining the various engineering and scientific applications of numerical modeling for analysis of failure in advanced composite materials, such as prediction of impact damage, failure in textile composites, and fracture behavior in through-thickness reinforced laminates. Examines the most recent analysis models for advanced composite materials in a coherent and comprehensive manner Investigates numerical modelling approaches to interlaminar failure and intralaminar failure in advanced composite materials Reviews advanced numerical algorithms for modeling and simulation of failure Examines various engineering and scientific applications of numerical modelling for analysis of failure in advanced composite materials Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport: Design, Manufacturing, Analysis and Performance provides a detailed review of lightweight composite materials and structures and discusses their use in the transport industry, specifically surface and air transport. The book covers materials selection, the properties and performance of materials, and structures, design solutions, and manufacturing techniques. A broad range of different material classes is reviewed with emphasis on advanced materials. Chapters in the first two parts of the book consider the lightweight philosophy and current developments in manufacturing techniques for lightweight composite structures in the transport industry, with subsequent chapters in parts three to five discussing structural optimization and analysis, properties, and performance of lightweight composite structures, durability, damage tolerance and structural integrity. Final chapters present case studies on lightweight composite design for transport structures. Comprehensively covers materials selection, design solutions, manufacturing techniques, structural analysis, and performance of lightweight composite structures in the transport industry Includes commentary from leading industrial and academic experts in the field who present cutting-edge research on advanced lightweight materials for the transport industry Includes case studies on lightweight composite design for transport structures