Impact Engineering of Composite Structures [Paperback]

The book provides an introduction to the mechanics of composite materials, written for graduate students and practitioners in industry. It examines ways to model the impact event, to determine the size and severity of the damage and discusses general trends observed during experiments.This book provides an introduction to the mechanics of composite materials. It examines ways to model the impact event, to determine the size and severity of the damage and discusses general trends observed during experiments.

S. Abrate: Introduction to the mechanics of composite materials. - S. Abrate: Mechanics of plates. - S. Abrate: Impact Dynamics. - U. K. Vaidya: Impact response of laminated and sandwich composites. - G. Belingardi, G. Chiandussi: Vehicle crashworthiness design. - W. J. Cantwell, M. Mujib, R. Day: The impact resistance of fiber metal laminates and hybrid materials. - R. Zaera: Ballistic impacts on polymer matrix composites, composite armor, personal armor

Serge Abrate

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy

Southern Illinois University

Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-6603, USA

The book provides an introduction to the mechanics of composite materials, written for graduate students and practitioners in industry. It examines ways to model the impact event, to determine the size and severity of the damage and discusses general trends observed during experiments.

Clear and concise introduction to the low velocity, high velocity, and ballistic impacts

Provides good background on the mechanics of composite materials

Numerous references for further studies