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This text provides students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to identify, model, and solve structural analysis problems. The material is illustrated throughout with numerous diagrammatic examples, as well as example problems similar in nature to those found in lower level strength of materials texts. The difficulty of these and the homework problems varies from simple to complex. A solutions manual is provided for lecturers who adopt the book for classroom teaching.This book mirrors the teaching method used in strength of materials courses taught in the first years of an undergraduate degree and relate this higher level treatment back to that. The author is involved in the development of the latest teaching methods (with McGraw Hill), and his style is straightforward. There is web-mounted software to back up the book's content, plus a solutions manual for instructors. There are approximately 20-30 homework problems per chapter, making a substantial body of material for teaching use.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. xi)
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Composite Materials (p. 1)
• 1.1 Historic and Introductory Comments (p. 1)
• 1.2 Characteristics of a Composite Material (p. 3)
• 1.3 Composite Materials Classifications (p. 4)
• 1.4 Fundamental Composite Material Terminology (p. 6)
• 1.5 Advantages Afforded by Composite Materials (p. 9)
• 1.6 Selected Manufacturing Techniques for Composites (p. 10)
• 1.7 References (p. 15)
• Chapter 2 A Review of Stress, Strain, and Material Behavior (p. 17)
• 2.1 Introduction (p. 17)
• 2.2 Strain--Displacement Relations (p. 17)
• 2.2.1 Strain Transformations (p. 22)
• 2.3 Stress and Stress Transformations (p. 23)
• 2.4 Stress--Strain Relationships (p. 25)
• 2.4.1 Monoclinic Materials (p. 26)
• 2.4.2 Orthotropic Materials (p. 27)
• 2.4.3 Transversely Isotropic Materials (p. 28)
• 2.4.4 Isotropic Materials (p. 28)
• 2.4.5 Summary of Material Responses (p. 28)
• 2.5 Strain--Stress Relationships (p. 29)
• 2.6 Thermal and Hygral Effects (p. 30)
• 2.7 Complete Anisotropic Response (p. 31)
• 2.8 References (p. 33)
• 2.9 Problems (p. 34)
• Chapter 3 Lamina Analysis (p. 37)
• 3.1 Introduction (p. 37)
• 3.2 Mechanical Response of Lamina (p. 37)
• 3.2.1 Stiffness Matrix (p. 40)
• 3.2.2 Transformation of Stresses (p. 42)
• 3.2.3 Plane Stress Analysis (p. 44)
• 3.3 Thermal and Hygral Behavior of Lamina (p. 57)
• 3.3.1 Thermal Stress--Strain Relationships (p. 58)
• 3.3.2 Hygral Effects (p. 60)
• 3.4 Prediction of Lamina Properties (Micromechanics) (p. 69)
• 3.4.1 Mechanical Properties of Lamina (p. 71)
• 3.4.2 Physical Properties and Strength Estimates (p. 91)
• 3.5 References (p. 95)
• 3.6 Problems (p. 97)
• Chapter 4 Mechanical Test Methods for Lamina (p. 102)
• 4.1 Introduction (p. 102)
• 4.2 Strain Gages Applied to Composites (p. 102)
• 4.2.1 General Interpretation of Strain Gage Data (p. 103)
• 4.2.2 Strain Gage Misalignment (p. 107)
• 4.2.3 Strain Gage Reinforcing Effects (p. 108)
• 4.3 Experimental Determination of Mechanical Properties (p. 114)
• 4.3.1 Tensile Testing (p. 114)
• 4.3.2 Compression Testing (p. 116)
• 4.3.3 Shear Tests (p. 120)
• 4.3.4 Flexure Tests (p. 127)
• 4.3.5 Failure Strengths (p. 129)
• 4.4 Physical Properties (p. 129)
• 4.4.1 Density (p. 129)
• 4.4.2 Fiber Volume Fraction (p. 130)
• 4.4.3 Thermal Expansion and Moisture Swelling Coefficients (p. 130)
• 4.5 Material Properties of Selected Composites (p. 131)
• 4.6 Testing Lamina Constituents (p. 136)
• 4.7 References (p. 136)
• 4.8 Problems (p. 139)
• Chapter 5 Lamina Failure Theories (p. 142)
• 5.1 Introduction (p. 142)
• 5.2 Maximum Stress Theory (p. 144)
• 5.3 Maximum Strain Theory (p. 145)
• 5.4 The Significance of Shear Stress (p. 150)
• 5.5 Interactive Failure Theories (p. 152)
• 5.5.1 Tsai--Hill (Maximum Work) Theory (p. 155)
• 5.5.2 Tsai--Wu Tensor Theory (p. 159)
• 5.6 Buckling (p. 166)
• 5.7 Design Examples Incorporating Failure Analysis (p. 173)
• 5.8 References (p. 184)
• 5.9 Problems (p. 186)
• Chapter 6 Laminate Analysis (p. 191)
• 6.1 Introduction (p. 191)
• 6.2 Classical Lamination Theory (p. 191)
• 6.2.1 Strain--Displacement Relations (p. 191)
• 6.2.2 Stress--Strain Relationships (p. 194)
• 6.2.3 Laminate Load--Strain and Moment--Curvature Relations (p. 195)
• 6.3 Thermal and Hygral Effects (p. 201)
• 6.3.1 Thermal Effects (p. 201)
• 6.3.2 Hygral Effects (p. 203)
• 6.3.3 Combined Effects (p. 204)
• 6.4 Laminate Codes (p. 205)
• 6.4.1 Single-Layered Laminates (p. 205)
• 6.4.2 Symmetric Laminates (p. 205)
• 6.4.3 Antisymmetric Laminates (p. 205)
• 6.4.4 Cross-Ply Laminates (p. 206)
• 6.4.5 Angle-Ply Laminates (p. 206)
• 6.4.6 Quasi-Isotropic Laminates (p. 207)
• 6.4.7 General Laminates (p. 209)
• 6.5 Laminate Analysis (p. 209)
• 6.5.1 Analysis of Symmetric Laminates (p. 211)
• 6.5.2 Antisymmetric Laminates (p. 225)
• 6.5.3 Nonsymmetric Laminates (p. 233)
• 6.6 Laminate Failure Analysis (p. 237)
• 6.6.1 Cross-Ply Laminate (p. 237)
• 6.6.2 Angle-Ply Laminate (p. 245)
• 6.6.3 Moisture Effects (p. 248)
• 6.7 In-Plane Laminate Strength Analysis (p. 251)
• 6.8 Invariant Forms of [A], [B], [D] (p. 255)
• 6.9 Analysis of Hybrid Laminates (p. 261)
• 6.10 Short Fiber Composites (p. 266)
• 6.10.1 Stress Transfer and Modulus Predictions (p. 267)
• 6.10.2 Laminate Approximation (p. 271)
• 6.10.3 Laminate Analogy (p. 272)
• 6.11 References (p. 274)
• 6.12 Problems (p. 277)
• Appendix A Fundamentals of Matrices (p. 283)
• A.1 Introduction (p. 283)
• A.2 Definitions and Notation for Matrices (p. 283)
• A.3 Matrix Arithmetic (p. 284)
• A.4 Matrix Inversion (p. 286)
• Appendix B Generalized Transformations (p. 289)
• Appendix C Summary of Useful Equations (p. 292)
• C.1 Lamina (p. 292)
• C.2 Failure Theories (p. 295)
• C.3 Classical Lamination Theory (p. 295)
• Glossary (p. 297)
• Additional References (p. 305)
• Index (p. 311)

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