Tooling for Composite Aerospace Structures
Manufacturing and Applications

Examines the manufacturing and tooling aspects that are essential to understand aerospace product design

Zeaid Hasan (Author)

9780128199572, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 19 June 2020

296 pages, Approx. 150 illustrations (150 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.48 kg

Tooling for Composite Aerospace Structures: Manufacturing and Applications offers a comprehensive discussion on the design, analysis, manufacturing and operation of tooling that is used in the lamination of composite materials and assembly. Chapters cover general topics, the materials that are typically used for tooling, design aspects and recommendations on how to approach the design, and what engineers need to consider, including examples of designs and their pros and cons, how to perform these type of details, and the methods of inspection needed to ensure quality control. The book concludes with an outlook on the industry and the future.

1. Introduction2. Composite Materials3. Tooling Materials and Processing4. Design Approaches and Guidelines5. Manufacturing and Quality6. Operation of Tools7. Modeling and Simulation8. Future Outlook

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Structural engineering [TNC]