High Performance Structures and Materials: Pt.2
Published on 13. May 2004
Book
Hardback
650 pages
978-1-85312-717-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book contains edited versions of papers first presented at the Second International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials. These detail the latest developments in design, optimisation, manufacturing and experimentation and demonstrate that the use of novel materials is no longer restricted to highly technical areas such as aeronautical or automotive applications, but now also affects fields such as civil engineering and architecture. Over 65 contributions of interest to civil, mechanical, aerospace, ocean and biomedical engineers as well as those involved in microstructure research are grouped within the following sections: Composite Materials and Structures; Damage and Fracture Mechanics; Material Characterisation; Emerging Technologies; High Performance Materials; High Performance Concrete; Natural Fibre Composites; Optimal Design; Structural Dynamics; and Structural Characterisation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Southampton
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85312-717-5 (9781853127175)
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Section 1: Composite materials and structures Flexural behaviour of a polymeric foam/glass-fibre composite: FE modelling and experimental testing; Integrated active fibre composites elements for structural health monitoring in glass fibre reinforced laminates; Process innovation in composite manufacturing by filament winding: a managerial assessment; Static and impact behaviour of metal foam cored sandwich beams; Structural design of a composite aileron using a multi-step integrated procedure; High load introduction into thick-walled CFRP structures; Nonlinear finite element modelling of composite structures with integrated piezoelectric layers; Micromechanical modeling and simulation of piezoceramic materials; Comparison between three different composite systems; Acoustic Emission and Acousto-Ultrasonic approaches for interface damage monitoring in composites; Influence of the filament winding process variables on the mechanical behavior of a composite pressure vessel; Effect of fillers and low profile additives on the bending of pultruded composites Section 2: Damage and fracture mechanics Damage assessment using fracture mechanics and NDT approaches; Sulphur-induced corrosion in Duplex stainless steel: a case study in a petroleum refinery; A three-phase circular inclusion with a sliding interface and a radial matrix crack; Evaluation of fatigue life degradation due to the metal forming processes; Contact corrosion fatigue of bio-ceramic alumina in lactic Ringer's Solution; Evaluating the effects of combined freezing and thawing and flexural fatigue loading cycles on the fracture properties of FRC concrete; Determination of the rotational restraint coefficient and local buckling of orthotropic box columns; Experimental and numerical analysis of timber joints Section 3: Material characterisation Effective elastic properties of random composites: approximate modeling schemes; Thermal characterization of glasses and polymers by temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry: glass transition temperature; Effect of curing conditions on freeze-thaw de-icing salt resistance of blast furnace slag cement mortars; Characterization of the heat transfer in open-cell metal foam; Impedance spectroscopy of chemically enhanced clays used for adobe construction; Anisotropic nonlinear piezo-electro-chemo-thermo-viscoelasticity: characterization, simulations, probabilistic failures and structural integrity; Structure within thin polymer nanocomposite films Section 4: Emerging technologies A study of the application of the pendulum tuned mass dampers in building floor vibration controls; The Smart Spring - an indirect-active low-power adaptive structure device for vibration attenuation; The effect of fire loading on a steel frame and connection Section 5: High performance materials Modelling of the behaviour of beam-to-column connections at elevated temperature; Development of TiC-reinforced high performance composites for wear-resistance application; Mi