Vinson, Jack R., 1929-

The behavior of structures composed of composite materials / Jack R. Vinson, Robert L. Sierakowski. - 2nd ed. - Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers ; 2002. - xiv, 435 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Solid mechanics and its applications ; v. 105 . - Solid mechanics and its applications ; v. 105. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General History -- Composite Material Description -- Types of Composite Materials -- Constituent Properties -- Composite Manufacturing, Fabrication and Processing -- Uses of Composite Materials -- Design and Analyses with Composite Materials -- Journals -- Anisotropic Elasticity and Composite Laminate Theory -- Derivation of the Anisotropic Elastic Stiffness and Compliance Matrices -- The Physical Meaning of the Components of the Orthotropic Elasticity Tensor -- Methods to Obtain Composite Elastic Properties from Fiber and Matrix Properties -- Thermal and Hygrothermal Considerations -- Time-Temperature Effects on Composite Materials -- High Strain Rate Effects on Material Properties -- Laminae of Composite Materials -- Laminate Analyses -- Piezoelectric Effects -- Plates and Panels of Composite Materials -- Plate Equilibrium Equations -- The Bending of Composite Material Laminated Plates: Classical Theory -- Classical Plate Theory Boundary Conditions -- Navier Solutions for Rectangular Composite Material Plates -- Navier Solution for a Uniformly Loaded Simply Supported Plate - An Example Problem -- Levy Solution for Plates of Composite Materials -- Perturbation Solutions for the Bending of a Composite Material Plate With Mid-Plane Symmetry and No Bending-Twisting Coupling -- Quasi-Isotropic Composite Panels Subjected to a Uniform Lateral Load -- A Static Analysis of Composite Material Panels Including Transverse Shear Deformation Effects.

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Composite materials.
Composite construction.

TA418.9.C6 / V55 2002

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