Integrated Design And Manufacture Using Fibre-reinforced Polymeric Composites (woodhead Publishing Series In Composites Science And Engineering)

This very practical book is intended to show how composites are increasingly being used in real-world applications in areas where the primary material choice in the past would have been exclusively metals-based. A series of in-depth case studies examiines the design processes involved in putting together aircraft fuselages, Formua 1 cars, Transit van roofs, infrastructure systems for water treatment and storage and many other novel applications for FRCs. It shows how an awareness of engineering properties needs to be built into the design process at an early stage. It is essential for professionals in, and newcomers to, the FRP industry; executives in engineering and manufacturing who are considering using FRPs in place of more traditional materials; students in materials science and engineering. This very practical book is intended to show how composites are increasingly being used in real-world applications in areas where the primary material choice in the past would have been exclusively metals-based. A series of in-depth case studies examiines the design processes involved in putting together aircraft fuselages, Formua 1 cars, Transit van roofs, infrastructure systems for water treatment and storage and many other novel applications for FRCs. It shows how an awareness of engineering properties needs to be built into the design process at an early stage.

It is essential for professionals in, and newcomers to, the FRP industry; executives in engineering and manufacturing who are considering using FRPs in place of more traditional materials; students in materials science and engineering. Integrated Design and Manufacture Using Fibre-Reinforced Composites examines the exploitation of FRP in the design of engineering components in the production of cost effective products. In particular, the book focuses on the processes involved in the industrial design of components that utilizes composite materials. It also demonstrates the techniques involved in making the appropriate material selection and design specification choices. This chapter serves as an introduction to the book.