1st Edition
Progress in Durability Analysis of Composite Systems Proceedings of the 3rd international conference DURACOSYS, Blacksburg, Virginia, 14-17 September 1997
370 Pages
by
CRC Press
370 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Composite material systems are the basis for much of the natural world around us and are rapidly becoming the basis for many modern engineering components. A controlling feature for the general use of such systems is their damage tolerance, durability and reliability. The present book is a comprehensive cross section of the state of the art in the field of the durability of polymer-based,... Read more
Preface, Organization 1 Durability of composites for marine applications 2 Physical and chemical aging processes in high temperature applications 3 Applications of damage mechanics to durability 4 Infrastructure applications 5 Manufacturing, processing and durability 6 Emerging technologies and case studies, Technical posters, Author index.
Biography
Kenneth L. Reifsnider and David A. Dillard both Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va., USA. Albert H. Cardon, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
