Impact Engineering of Composite Structures

This book provides an introduction to the mechanics of composite materials. It examines ways to model the impact event, to determine the size and severity of the damage and discusses general trends observed during experiments.

The book provides an introduction to the mechanics of composite materials, written for graduate students and practitioners in industry. It examines ways to model the impact event, to determine the size and severity of the damage and discusses general trends observed during experiments.

Clear and concise introduction to the low velocity, high velocity, and ballistic impacts Provides good background on the mechanics of composite materials Numerous references for further studies

Autorentext

Serge Abrate

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy

Southern Illinois University

Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-6603, USA

Inhalt

S. Abrate: Introduction to the mechanics of composite materials. - S. Abrate: Mechanics of plates. - S. Abrate: Impact Dynamics. - U. K. Vaidya: Impact response of laminated and sandwich composites. - G. Belingardi, G. Chiandussi: Vehicle crashworthiness design. - W. J. Cantwell, M. Mujib, R. Day: The impact resistance of fiber metal laminates and hybrid materials. - R. Zaera: Ballistic impacts on polymer matrix composites, composite armor, personal armor