Analysis, Design and Optimization of Composite Structures

The significant increase in the use of composite materials in all phases of structures, from spacecraft to marine vessels, from bridges and domes on civil buildings to sporting goods, has called for the development of rigorous mathematical methods capable of modelling, designing and optimizing composites under any given set of conditions. This book provides solutions to many problems in the analysis of the effective and local properties of composite structures, as well as to problems of their design and optimization on account of strength, stiffness and weight minimization requirements. The numerous results are presented in the form of analytical formulas or numerical algorithms. Programs providing numerical solutions to many engineering analysis, design and optimization problems for the composite and reinforced structures,including fibre–reinforced materials, laminated and angle–ply shells and plates, ribbed, wafer and honeycomb–like composite shells and plates, are available on the Internet

Spis treści:
ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OF A PERIODIC STRUCTURE.
Asymptotic Methods in the Mechanics of Composites.
Analysis of the Effective Properties of Highly Porous Composite Materials and Structures.
Homogenization Models for Thin–Walled Composite Structural Members.
Effective Properties of Thin–Walled Composite Structural Members.
Strength Criteria for Composite Materials.
DESIGN OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURAL MEMBERS.
Design of Laminated Composites with Given Effective Characteristics.
Design of High–Stiffness, Fibre–Reinforced Composites.
Design of Composite Structural Members with Given Effective Characteristics.
Smart Composite Structures.
Appendices.
References.
Index.

Okładka tylna:
The significant increase in the use of composite materials in all phases of structures, from spacecraft to marine vessels, fro m bridges and domes on civil buildings to sporting goods, has called for the development of rigorous mathematical methods capable of modelling, designing and optimizing composites under any given set of conditions. This book provides solutions to many problems in the analysis of the effective and local properties of composite structures, as well as to problems of their design and optimization on account of strength, stiffness and weight minimization requirements. The numerous results are presented in the form of analytical formulas or numerical algorithms. Programs providing numerical solutions to many engineering analysis, design and optimization problems for the composite and reinforced structures,including fibre–reinforced materials, laminated and angle–ply shells and plates, ribbed, wafer and honeycomb–like composite shells and plates, are available on the Internet