2nd Edition

Primer on Composite Materials Analysis (revised)

By John C. Halpin Copyright 1992
    240 Pages
    by CRC Press

    240 Pages
    by CRC Press

    A widely used intermediate short text by a composite materials pioneer. Both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of analysis are explained. The presentation is concise and tightly organized.

    Introduction - Properties of an Orthotropic Lamina - Laminated Composites - Strength - Analysis - Structure Property Relationships - Characterization and Behavior of Structures - Appendices: Matrices and Tensors; Equilibrium Equations for Plates; Trigonometric Functions

    Biography

    John C. Halpin

    "Admirably suited for the student or practicing engineer who wishes to gain a sound, basic knowledge of the structural analysis of anisotropic layered systems."
    -Applied Mechanics Reviews (ASME)