Design and Analysis of Functionally Graded Adhesively Bonded Joints of FRP Composites [Paperback]

This book provides up-to-date information relevant to analysis and design of adhesively bonded joints made up Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites using Functionally Graded Adhesive (FGA). Damage behaviours have been addressed and joint configurations have been modelled using special finite elements including 3D finite element analyses.

Sunil V. Nimje is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (Deemed To be University), Pune India. He obtained his B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from Nagpur University India in 2000. He received M.Tech degree in Mechanical System Design from IIT, Kharagpur in 2009 and Ph.D in 2016 from DIAT, Pune. He has been a Scientist for Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) during 2002-2009. At DRDO, he was associated with design and development of fuzes and safety arming mechanisms for various sub munitions. He has also been an Engineer at G.E India Technology Centre, Bangalore (2010). He joined the faculty of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (2010). His teaching areas include composite structures and Fatigue, fracture and failure analysis. His research areas are functionally graded structures, adhesively bonded joints, damages in FRP composite structures, and composite patch repair for damaged metallic/composite structures. He is a life member of Indian society for theoretical and applied mechanics. He has written more than 35 papers in international journals and conferences. His research has been funded by Aeronautics Research and Development Board (ARDB).

Sashi Kanta Panigrahi (PhD, IIT Kharagpur) is working as Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune and heading the Department at present for the second term. He has worked as an International Visiting Academic with University of New Soul£¤