Toughened Composites Micro and Macro Systems

Chapter 1: Introduction: In-Situ SEM Identification of High-Resolution Crack Tip Micro-Deformation in Some Polymer Matrix Materials
Sri Bandyopadhyay

Chapter 2: Polystyrene Based Composites and Its Toughening Mechanisms
Selvin P. Thomas

Chapter 3: Metal Matrix Composites: An Overview
B. Sengupta  and Dr. A. Basu Mallick

Chapter 4: Improvement of Characteristics of Composites Using Natural Fibre as Reinforcement by Different Pre-Treatments
Sambhu Nath Chattopadhyay and Kartick K. Samanta

Chapter 5: Particulate Reinforced Composites
Subhajit Kundu, Debarati Mitra and Mahuya Das

Chapter 6: Graphene Reinforced Polymer Composites
Bidita Salahuddin,, Shazed Aziz, Md. Mokarrom Hossain, Aziz Ahmed, Md. Arifur Rahim, Mohammad S. Islam, Shaikh N. Faisal

Chapter 7: Matrices for Composite Materials: Polymers, Metals, Ceramics, Cements
G.S. Mukherjee

Chapter 8: Metallurgical Failure Analysis of An Excavator Boom Body Comprised of Several Members Manufactured Out of Welded Composite Structures
Tapas Das

Chapter 9: Tribological Behaviour of Polymer Matrix and Metal Matrix Composites
Ch. Sri Chaitanya, Babar Pasha Mahammod, G. Chitti Babu, R. Narasimha Rao

Chapter 10: Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Fabric – Manufacturing and Applications Including Structural and Wearables
V. Ng, D. Chauhan, R. Noga, M. Chitranshi, A. Pujari, A. Bhattacharya, S. Grinshpun, S. Fialkova, W. J. Williams, S. Kilinc-Balci, J. Campbell, B. J. Jetter, V. N. Shanov, A. Kubley and  M. J. Schulz

Chapter 11: Toughening Mechanisms in Mullite-Based Composites
Pramod Koshy, Bernadette Pudadera, Tina Majidi, Vicki Zhong, Vienna C. Wong, Xiaoran Zheng, Naomi Ho, Theodora K.-H. Cheng, and Charles C. Sorrell

Chapter 12: Generalized Model of Trends in Mechanical Properties of Toughened Sphere-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
Kabir, C.C. Sorrell, G.H. Yeoh and S. Bandyopadhyay

Chapter 13: Toughened Composites Case Studies for Structural and Engineering Applications
Dheeraj K Gara, Raghavendra Gujjala, Shakuntala Ojha, Omprakash and Satish Jain

Chapter 14: Carbon Nanostructures Based Composite for Energy Related Applications
Shrabani Ghosh, Supratim Maity, K. K. Chattopadhyay

Chapter 15: Self-Healing Composites -Capsule and Vascular Based Extrinsic Self-Healing Systems
 Bhavya Parameswaran and Nikhil K. Singha

Chapter 16: Role of Nano Reinforcement onto Intra and Interlaminar Fracture of Hybrid Laminated Composites
Subhankar Das, Parnab Das, Sudipta Halder and Pannalal Choudhury

Chapter 17: Electrochemical and Microscopic Studies on Controlling of Cracking Behaviour of SiCp, Al2O3 Reinforced Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites
Dr. Chinmoy Bhattacharya, Dr. Biswanath Samanta, Dr. Paramita Hajra, Dr. Harahari Mandal, Dr. Sanjib Shyamal, Dr. Debasis Sariket, Dr. Sri Bandyopadhyay

Chapter 18: Toughening of Polymers
Dr.  M. Sreejith, Dr. G. Santhosh and Dr. R. S. Rajeev

Chapter 19: Free Vibration of Laminated Composite Stiffened Shallow Shells
Amar N. Nayak and Janen N. Bondyopadhyay

Chapter 20: Toughening Effect of Aluminium Particles in Conductive Polyester Composites
Zahir Bashir, Arfat Anis and Saeed M. Al-Zahrani

Biography

Dr Sri Bandyopadhyay, a former academic at UNSW Sydney Australia - School of Mat Sci Eng, and an earlier senior research scientist at Australian Defence DSTO MRL Melbourne has research background in fracture micro - micro features in a) polymer matrix, b) meal matrix and c) ceramic matrix composites. At DSTO MRL Australia, Sri Bandyopadhyay’s in-situ SEM study of micro-macro fracture earned Sri the ‘DSTO MRL Scientist of the year’ award. Whilst at UNSW SMSE, Sri Bandyopadhyay taught fracture mechanics, polymer engineering and composites technology to students in his School as well as in other schools at UNSW in Faculty of Engineering. By the way, Sri Bandyopadhyay had done his Ph D at Monash University Australia on Environmental Stress cracking of Polyethylene. Sri’s organised Proceedings of ACUN-5 International Composite Conference - Developments in Composites: Advanced, Infrastructural, Natural and Nano-composites, 11-14 July, 2006, UNSW, Sydney, Australia are available on internet using website http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:417/SOURCE1?view=true

Dr Raghavendra Gujjala, an Assistant professor in mechanical department at National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, INDIA. G Raghavendra completed his Ph.D from NIT Rourkela. His research background in Composite materials, FGMs, Nano Materials, Bio glasses. Raghavendra published more than 130 international and national journals and conferences. He published more than 12 book chapters in different books. G Raghavendra taught Composites, Tribology, material characterization of materials to students. Website: https://www.nitw.ac.in/faculty/id/16533/