Impact on Composite Structures

Written for graduate students, as well as researchers and practising engineers working with composite materials.

Serge Abrate (Author)

9780521018326, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 August 2005

304 pages, 104 b/w illus. 30 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.47 kg

'This book succeeds as a 'state-of-the-art' text … The book is very nicely presented and reads well. I recommend it to civil, structural, aerospace, naval, architectural and automobile engineers …'. Structural Engineer

Composites are used extensively in engineering applications. A constant concern is the effect of foreign object impacts on composite structures because significant damage can occur and yet be undetectable by visual inspection. Such impacts can range from the most ordinary at low velocity - a tool dropped on a product - to the hypervelocity impact of space debris on a spacecraft. This book explains how damage develops during impact, the effect of impact-induced damage on the mechanical behavior of structures, and methods of damage prediction and detection. Numerous examples are included to illustrate these topics. Written for graduate students, as well as researchers and practising engineers working with composite materials, this book presents state-of-the-art knowledge on impact dynamics while requiring only basic understanding of the mechanics of composite materials.

1. Introduction
2. Contact laws
3. Impact dynamics
4. Low velocity impact damage
5. Damage prediction
6. Residual properties
7. Ballistic impact
8. Repairs
9. Impact on sandwich structures
References.

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering [TGB]