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  • Front Cover; Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 What is in the book; 1.3 What is not in the book; 1.3.1 Defects; 1.3.2 Mechanical damage; 1.3.3 Durability; 1.3.4 Sailors' three fears: fog, frost and fire a ; 1.3.4.1 Ice, frost and freeze-thaw; 1.3.4.2 Fire; 1.3.5 Anti-fouling technologies; 1.4 Design codes; 1.5 Applications; 1.6 Advanced technologies; 1.7 Future trends.
  • 2.1.9 Process modelling and monitoring2.1.10 End-of-life composites; 2.2 Key parameters for successful processing of composites; 2.2.1 Moisture; 2.2.2 Thermal transition temperatures; 2.2.3 Volatile components; 2.2.4 Rheology; 2.2.4.1 Effect of temperature on viscosity; 2.2.4.2 Effect of cure on viscosity; 2.2.5 Heat-of-reaction and exotherm; 2.2.6 Shrinkage; 2.2.7 Reinforcement compressibility; 2.2.8 Permeability; 2.3 Summary; Appendix 2.1 Some examples of marine composites by manufacturing process; Acknowledgements; References.
  • Chapter 3: Manufacture of marine composite sandwich structures3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Techniques and processing routes; 3.3 Comparison of available technologies; 3.4 Future trends; References; Chapter 4: Fracture modes, damage tolerance and failure mitigation in marine composites; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Fracture behaviour of composites; 4.2.1 Energy release rates; 4.2.2 Fracture mechanisms in composites; 4.2.3 Mode I-II delamination testing; 4.2.4 Limitations of mode I-II delamination testing methods; 4.2.5 Mode III delamination testing.
  • 4.2.6 Ageing of composites in the marine environment4.3 Fracture behaviour of composite sandwich structures; 4.4 Damage tolerance for composite materials and structures; 4.4.1 Damage tolerance: the concept and the origins; 4.4.2 Damage tolerance: the foundation of design for safety; 4.4.3 Damage tolerance: the challenges; 4.4.4 Damage tolerance assessment: modified procedure for marine industry; 4.4.5 Damage tolerance tests; 4.5 Failure mitigation strategies in marine composites; 4.5.1 Repair procedures for minor damages; 4.5.2 Repair procedures for major damages.