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Finite element modelling of composite materials and structures /
Finite element modelling of composite materials and structures provides an introduction to a technique which is increasingly being used as an analytical tool for composite materials. The text is presented in four parts:Part one sets the scene and reviews the fundamentals of composite materials toget...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, FL : Cambridge, England :
CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub.,
2000.
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| Colección: | Woodhead Publishing series in composites science and engineering.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Finite Element Modelling of Composite Materials and Structures; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Authors; Acknowledgement; Part I: Overview and review of composite materials; Chapter 1. Overview; 1.1 Composite materials; 1.2 Structural analysis; Chapter 2. Fundamentals of composites; 2.1 Basic characteristics; 2.2 Fibres and matrices; 2.3 Summary; 2.4 Reference; Chapter 3. Stiffness and strength of composites; 3.1 Stiffness of unidirectional composites and laminates; 3.2 Micromechanics of unidirectional composites.
- 3.3 Strength of unidirectional composites and laminates3.4 Application to structures; 3.5 Summary; 3.6 References; Part II: Fundamentals of finite element analysis; Chapter 4. Fundamentals of finite element analysis; 4.1 Basic theoretical foundations; 4.2 Principle of virtual displacements; 4.3 An arbitrary structure; 4.4 Finite element approximations; 4.5 Brick, beam, plate and shell elements; 4.6 Model generation; 4.7 Solution procedures; 4.8 Results verification; 4.9 Summary; 4.10 Reference; Part III: Finite elements applied to composite materials.
- Chapter 5. Composites and finite element analysis5.1 Elements used for composite laminate analysis; 5.2 Accuracy of the finite element solution; 5.3 Other modelling techniques useful for composite analysis; 5.4 Changes of mesh density; 5.5 Modelling of composite materials; 5.6 Examples of finite element composite analysis; 5.7 Effect of lay-up on plate response; 5.8 Summary; Chapter 6. Definition of composite materials in finite element analysis; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Geometry and topology; 6.3 Fibre orientation; 6.4 Volume fraction and ply thickness variations; 6.5 Laminate ply drop-off.
- 6.6 Modelling real structures6.7 Non-linearities in composite analysis; 6.8 Failure models; 6.9 Determination of energy release rates; 6.10 Crack propagation modelling; 6.11 Micromechanical models using finite element analysis; 6.12 Smart composites: the inclusion of piezo-electric effects; 6.13 Summary; 6.14 References; Part IV: Analytical and numerical modelling; Chapter 7. Interlaminar stresses and free-edge effects; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Development of classical analysis; 7.3 Finite element analysis of straight edges; 7.4 Finite element analysis of curved edges; 7.5 Summary.
- 7.6 ReferencesChapter 8. Fracture and fracture mechanics; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Crack tip behaviour in homogeneous solids; 8.3 Crack extension in composites; 8.4 Application of fracture mechanics to composites; 8.5 Progressive failure models; 8.6 Summary; 8.7 References; Chapter 9. Delamination; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 A continuum model; 9.3 Two-dimensional finite element analysis; 9.4 Discussion of VCC results; 9.5 Finite element analysis using interface elements; 9.6 Summary; 9.7 References; Chapter 10. Joining; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Adhesively bonded joints.