Properties for Design of Composite Structures. Neil McCartney

      20  15 Maxwell’s Far-field Methodology Predicting Elastic Properties of Multiphase Composites Reinforced with Aligned Transversely Isotropic Spheroids

      21  16 Debonding Models and Application to Fibre Fractures and Matrix Cracks

      22  17 Interacting Bridged Ply Cracks in a Cross-ply Laminate

      23  18 Theoretical Basis for a Model of Ply Cracking in General Symmetric Laminates

      24  19 Stress-transfer Mechanics for Biaxial Bending

      25  Appendix A: Solution for Shear of Isolated Spherical Particle in an Infinite Matrix

      26  Appendix B: Elasticity Analysis of Two Concentric Cylinders

      27  Appendix C: Gibbs Energy per Unit Volume for a Cracked Laminate

      28  Appendix D: Crack Closure Conditions for Laminates

      29  Appendix E: Derivation of the Solution of Nonlinear Equations

      30  Appendix F: Analysis for Transversely Isotropic Cylindrical Inclusions

      31  Appendix G: Recurrence Relations, Differential Equations and Boundary Conditions

      32  Appendix H: Solution of Differential Equations

      33  Appendix I: Energy Balance Equation for Delamination Growth

      34  Appendix J: Derivation of Energy-based Fracture Criterion for Bridged Cracks

      35  Appendix K: Numerical Solution of Integral Equations for Bridged Cracks

      36  Index

      37  End User License Agreement

      List of Figures

      1 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Transformation of right-handed...Figure 2.2 Schematic diagram of part...

      2 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 (a) Discrete particle model...Figure 3.2 Dependence of ratio of effective...Figure 3.3 Dependence of effective bulk...Figure 3.4 Dependence of the effective...

      3 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 (a) Discrete fibre model and...Figure 4.2 Comparison of results for...Figure 4.3 Comparison of results for...Figure 4.4 Comparison of results for...Figure 4.5 Comparison of results for...

      4 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Method of defining principal... Figure 6.2 Method of defining principal...

      5 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Schematic diagram of the...

      6 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 Geometry and loading of a...Figure 8.2 A composite plate (a) in...

      7 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 Representative volume elements...Figure 9.2 Predictions of the normalised...

      8 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Schematic diagram illustrating..

      9 Chapter 11Figure 11.1 Geometry of a multilayered laminate...

      10 Chapter 12Figure 12.1 Schematic diagram of a...Figure 12.2 Schematic diagram showing...

      11 Chapter 13Figure 13.1 Schematic diagram of...Figure 13.2 Master curve for...Figure 13.3 The continuum model...Figure 13.4 Side view of a long...Figure 13.5 Schematic diagram of...Figure 13.6 Dependence of axial...Figure 13.7 Dependence of axial...Figure 13.8 Experimental fatigue [24] data...Figure 13.9 Dependence of in-plane...Figure 13.10 Dependence of through...

      12 Chapter 14Figure 14.1 Schematic diagram of...Figure 14.2 The dependence of composite...Figure 14.3 The dependence of the...Figure 14.4 The dependence of the...Figure 14.5 The dependence of the...Figure 14.6 The dependence of the...Figure 14.7 The dependence of the...Figure 14.8 The dependence of the...Figure 14.9 The dependence of the...Figure 14.10 The dependence of the...Figure 14.11 The dependence of the...Figure 14.12 The dependence of composite...

      13 Chapter 15Figure 15.1 (a) Discrete particle model...Figure 15.2 Comparison of results...Figure 15.3 Comparison of results...Figure 15.4 Comparison of results...Figure 15.5 Comparison of results...Figure 15.6 Comparison of results for...

      14 Chapter 16Figure 16.1 Schematic diagram of...Figure 16.2 Schematic diagram showing...Figure 16.3 Schematic diagram showing the...Figure 16.4 Interfacial stress distributions...Figure 16.5 Interfacial stress distributions...Figure 16.6 Interfacial stress distributions...Figure 16.7 Interfacial stress distributions...Figure 16.8 Interfacial stress distributions...Figure 16.9 Interfacial stress distributions...Figure 16.10 Schematic diagram of...Figure 16.11 For debonded interfaces, typical...Figure 16.12 For debonded interfaces...

      15 Chapter 17Figure 17.1 Schematic diagram of a...Figure 17.2 Dependence of the critical...Figure 17.3 Geometry and loading of...Figure 17.4 Geometry and loading of part...Figure 17.5 Stress intensity factors for...

      16 Chapter 18Figure 18.1 Schematic diagram illustrating...Figure 18.2 Distribution of ply cracking...Figure 18.3 Illustration of the homogenisation...

      17 Chapter 19Figure 19.1 Geometry of a multilayered nonsymmetrical...

      18 Appendix J:Figure J1 Schematic diagram of a bridged...

      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Estimates of effective bulk...Table 3.2 Estimates of thermal expansion...

      2 Chapter 12Table 12.1 Predictions of loading parameters...Table 12.2 Limiting loading parameters...

      3 Chapter 15Table 15.1 Effective properties for random...Table 15.2 Effective properties for...Table 15.3 Predictions for C₁₁₁₁...Table 15.4 Predictions for C₃₃₃₃...Table 15.5 Comparison of effective properties...

      4 Chapter 16Table 16.1 Values of matrix cracking...

      5 Chapter 17Table 17.1 Elastic properties for...

      Guide

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