Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; 1 An overview of the impact behaviour of fibre-reinforced composites; 2 Recent developments in impact damage assessment of fibre composites; 3 Modelling impact of composite structures using small specimens; 4 Impact damage tolerant composite structural design; 5 Damage resistance and tolerance of thick laminated woven roving GFRP plates subjected to low velocity impact; 6 Elastic impact stress analysis of composite plates and cylinders; 7 Impact behaviour and analysis of CFRP laminated plates.
Summary
This study covers impact response, damage tolerance and failure of fibre-reinforced composite materials and structures. Materials development, analysis and prediction of structural behaviour and cost-effective design all have a bearing on the impact response of composites and this book brings together for the first time the most comprehensive and up-to-date research work from leading international experts.
