Elsevier Analysis of Composite Laminates: Theories and Their Applications

Composite Laminated: Theories and Their Applications presents the latest methods for analyzing composite laminates and their applications. The title introduces the most important analytical methods in use today, focusing on fracture, damage, multi-physics and sensitivity analysis. Alongside these methods, it presents original research carried out over two decades on laminated composite structures and gives detailed coverage of laminate theories, analytic solutions and finite element models. Specific chapters cover An introduction to composites, Elasticity, Shear, State space theory, Layerwise theories, The extended layerwise method, Fracture and damage mechanics, Multi-physical fracture problems, Analytical methods of stiffened sandwich structures, Progressive failure analysis, and more. This volume offers a comprehensive guide to the state-of-the-art in the analysis and applications of composite laminates, which play a critical role in all types of engineering, from aerospace to subsea structures, including in medical prosthetics, circuit boards and sports equipment. Review The most up-to-date methods for analyzing advanced composite laminates From the Back Cover Composite structures play a critical role in all types of engineering, from aerospace to subsea structures, including in medical prosthetics, circuit boards, and sports equipment. The dramatic increase in the use of composite materials is based on computational mechanic analysis methods. Yet new complex manufacturing technology, anisotropy and structural complexity pose a challenge to existing methods of analysis. With the rapid development and application of composite integral forming technology, for example, the forms of various composite reinforced structures and grid structures have become much more complex. <i>Composite Laminated: Theories and Their Applications</i> presents the latest methods for analyzing composite laminates and their areas of application. The title introduces the most important analytical methods in use today, focusing on fracture, damage, multi-physics and sensitivity analysis. Alongside these methods, the volume presents original research carried out over two decades into laminated composite structures, and gives detailed coverage of laminate theories, analytic solutions, and finite element models. The book focuses on theory and implementation, predictability and design, and hands-on experience. Eleven chapters cover key topics including: An introduction to composites; Elasticity; Shear; State space theory; Layerwise theories; Extended layerwise method; Fracture and damage mechanics; Multi-physical fracture problems; Analytical methods of stiffened sandwich structures; Progressive failure analysis; and Static response and frequencies sensitivity analysis. This volume offers a comprehensive guide to the state-of-the-art in the analysis and applications of composite laminates. About the Author Dinghe Li is Associate Professor and Vice President in the College of Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China (CUAC). He holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Tsinghua University. His research focuses on solving the basic mechanical problems involved in composite engineering structures, and his team has developed a high-performance composite structure analysis system, with over 200,000 lines of code. He has published over 50 journal papers and one book, and holds two software copyrights.