Design with Reinforced Plastics: A Guide for Engineers and Designers [Paperback]

Design with Reinforced Plastics is a comprehensive, accessible guide to fundamental aspects of designing for world markets with this increasingly important range of materials. This unique publication takes full account of the design implications of the single European market, as well as the rapidly changing effects of consumer protection and environmental legislation.1 Conceptual design considerations.- 1.1 Properties.- 1.2 Advantages.- 1.3 Disadvantages.- 1.4 Design brief and conceptual design.- 1.5 Conceptual design of a housing.- 1.6 Reference information.- 2 Embodiment design considerations.- 2.1 Conceptual design.- 2.2 Embodiment design.- 2.3 Detailed design.- 2.4 Materials options.- 2.5 Material properties.- 2.6 Process selection.- 2.7 Shape, form and joints.- 2.8 Embodiment design.- 2.9 Function, volume and cost.- 2.10 Environmental impact.- 2.11 Reference information.- 3 Detailed design considerations.- 3.1 Shape, size and finish.- 3.2 Load paths and reinforcement selection.- 3.3 Strength and stiffness.- 3.4 Damage accumulation, tolerance and failure.- 3.5 Loading modes.- 3.6 Effect of temperature.- 3.7 Environmental effects.- 3.8 Joints.- 3.9 Recycling and reclamation.- 3.10 Reference information.- 4 Safety, standards and codes.- 4.1 Single market.- 4.2 Product liability.- 4.3 Health and safety.- 4.4 Standards and codes.- 4.5 Quality systems.- 4.6 General design codes.- 4.7 Specific design codes.- 4.8 Design considerations for fire.- 4.9 Fire safety.- 4.10 Reference information.- 5 Materials and properties.- 5.1 Fibres.- 5.2 Mats and fabrics.- 5.3 Resins.- 5.4 Compounds and intermediate products.- 5.5 Composites.- 5.6 Reference information.- 6 Manufacturing considerations.- 6.1 Process selection.- 6.2 Contact moulding.- 6.3 Press moulding.- 6.4 Resin transfer moulding.- 6.5 Centrifugal moulding.- 6.6 Filament winding.- 6.7 Pultrusion.- 6.8 Prepreg moulding.- 6.9 Injection moulding.- 6.10 Reference information.- 7 Testing and standards.- 7.1 Standards alĤ