Mechanical engineering, an engineering discipline borne of the needs of the in dustrial revolution, is once again asked to do its substantial share in the call for industrial renewal. The general call is urgent as we face profound issues of produc tivity and competitiveness that require engineering solutions, among others. The Mechanical Engineering Series features graduate texts and research monographs intended to address the need for information in contemporary areas of mechanical engineering. The series is conceived as a comprehensive one that covers a broad range of concentrations important to mechanical engineering graduate education and re search. We are fortunate to have a distinguished roster of consulting editors on the advisory board, each an expert in one of the areas of concentration. The names of the consulting editors are listed on the next page of this volume. The areas of concentration are applied mechanics, biomechanics, computational mechan ics, dynamic systems and control, energetics, mechanics of materials, processing, thermal science, and tribology. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Basic Features of Composite Materials....Pages 3-14 The Constituents of a Composite Material....Pages 15-53 Molding Processes and Architecture of Composite Materials....Pages 54-82 Front Matter....Pages 83-83 Mathematical Basics....Pages 85-90 Stresses....Pages 91-104 Strains....Pages 105-120 The Elastic Behavior of Materials....Pages 121-130 The Mechanics of Deformable Solids....Pages 131-146 Front Matter....Pages 147-147 Elastic Behavior of Unidirectional Composite Materials....Pages 149-185 Elastic Behavior of an Orthotropic Composite....Pages 186-194 Off-Axis Behavior of Composite Materials....Pages 195-227 Fracture Mechanisms and Damage of Composite Materials....Pages 228-264 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 Basics of Laminate Theory....Pages 267-286 Classical Laminate Theory....Pages 287-311 Effect of the Stacking Sequence. Mat and Cloth Reinforced Materials....Pages 312-345 Governing Equations and Energy Formulation of the Classical Laminate Theory....Pages 346-357 Including Transverse Shear Deformation in Laminate Theory....Pages 358-381 Theory of Sandwich Plates....Pages 382-391 Front Matter....Pages 393-393 Cylindrical Bending....Pages 395-418 Bending of Laminate and Sandwich Beams....Pages 419-449 Front Matter....Pages 393-393 Bending of Orthotropic Laminate Plates....Pages 450-485 Bending of Plates Made of Symmetric, Cross-Ply, or Angle-Ply Laminates....Pages 486-503 Buckling of Laminate or Sandwich Beams and Plates....Pages 504-533 Vibrations of Laminate or Sandwich Beams and Plates....Pages 534-573 Effects of Expansional Strain on the Mechanical Behavior of Laminates....Pages 574-597 Predesigning Laminate and Sandwich Structures....Pages 598-628 Back Matter....Pages 629-646 This book presents a clear and comprehensive treatment of all the tools needed to model the mechanical behavior of composite materials, to analyze laminate and and sandwich structures, and to apply the results to problems of strutural design (bending, buckling and vibrations). The treatment emphasizes comparisons between the models and the actual behavior of materials and structures. The first part provides an introduction to composite materials, their properties, and basic concepts of manufacture. The second part develops the mathematical methods of continuum mechanics needed to develop a mechanical analysis of composite materials. In the third part the author turns to the micromechanics of composite materials, comparing theory to experimental results, and considers mechanisms of fracture and damage. The fourth part discusses laminate and sandwich plates, developing the classical theory and then discussing applications such as cloth-reinforced materials and analyzing the influence of shear. The fifth part treats bending, buckling, and vibration of composite structures, both beams and plates. The book concludes with a chapter on design of laminate structures, synthesizing the concepts developed in the book.
