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Fiber-reinforced composites : materials, manufacturing, and design.
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ISBN: 9780849342059 0849342058 9781420005981 Year: 2008 Publisher: Boca Raton CRC


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Properties and performance of natural-fibre composites
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ISBN: 1845694597 1845692675 9781845694593 9781420077940 1420077945 9781845692674 Year: 2008 Publisher: Cambridge, England : Woodhead Publishing Limited,

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Concern about global warming has led to renewed interest in the more sustainable use of natural fibres in composite materials. This important book reviews the wealth of recent research into improving the mechanical properties of natural-fibre thermoplastic composites so that they can be more widely used.The first part of the book provides an overview of the main types of natural fibres used in composites, how they are processed and, in particular, the way the fibre-matrix interface can be engineered to improve performance. Part two discusses the increasing use of natural-fibre composit


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3-D fibrous assemblies : properties, applications and modelling of three-dimensional textile structures
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ISBN: 1845694988 1845693779 9781845694982 9781845693770 1420079867 9781420079869 Year: 2008 Publisher: Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing Limited,

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There have been important recent developments in the production and application of three dimensional fabrics. These 3D textile structures have great potential for new fabrics and textile applications. 3D fibrous assemblies summarises some key developments and their applications in the textile industry.The book begins with an introductory chapter which defines the concepts and types of 3D fibrous assemblies. The book then discusses how 3D fabrics can be applied in textile products. These range from composites and protective clothing to medical textiles. The remainder of the book reviews


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Tribology of natural fiber polymer composites
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ISBN: 9781420090017 1420090011 9781845693930 1845693930 1845695054 9781845695057 Year: 2008 Publisher: Boca Raton CRC Press

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Environmental concerns are driving demand for bio-degradable materials such as plant-based natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. These composites are fast replacing conventional materials in many applications, especially in automobiles, where tribology (friction, lubrication and wear) is important. This book covers the availability and processing of natural fiber polymer composites and their structural, thermal, mechanical and, in particular, tribological properties.Chapter 1 discusses sources of natural fibers, their extraction and surface modification. It also reviews the ther


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Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures II
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ISBN: 9781402068560 1402068557 9781402068553 9786612970641 1402068565 128297064X Year: 2008 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,

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Textile composites and inflatable structures have become increasingly popular for a variety of applications in – among many other fields – civil engineering, architecture and aerospace engineering. Typical examples include membrane roofs and covers, sails, inflatable buildings and pavilions, airships, inflatable furniture, airspace structures etc. The ability to provide numerical simulations for increasingly complex membrane and inflatable structures is advancing rapidly due to both remarkable strides in computer hardware development and the improved maturity of computational procedures for nonlinear structural systems. Significant progress has been made in the formulation of finite elements methods for static and dynamic problems, complex constitutive material behaviour, coupled aero-elastic analysis etc. The book contains 14 invited contributions written by distinguished authors who participated in the Second International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflated Structures held in Stuttgart, 2-4 October 2005. The meeting was one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS, www.eccomas.org ). The different chapters discuss recent progress and future research directions in new textile composites for applications in membrane and inflatable structures. Part of the book focuses in describing innovative numerical methods for structural analysis, such as new non linear membrane and shell finite elements. The rest of the chapters present advances in design, construction and maintenance procedures. This volume contains state-of-the-art research and technology for design, analysis, construction and maintenance of textile and inflatable structures and will be of interest to civil engineers, architects, and materials scientists.

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Engineering. --- Structural Mechanics. --- Building Construction, HVAC, Refrigeration. --- Mechanical engineering. --- Building construction. --- Ingénierie --- Génie mécanique --- Expandable space structures. --- Fibrous composites -- Mechanical properties. --- Lattice theory. --- Structural analysis (Engineering). --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Civil Engineering --- Materials Science --- Fibrous composites --- Structural analysis (Engineering) --- Mechanical properties. --- Architectural engineering --- Engineering, Architectural --- Structural mechanics --- Structures, Theory of --- Inflatable space structures --- Pliant space structures --- Space structures, Expandable --- Fiber composites --- Fiber-reinforced composites --- Filament reinforced composites --- Reinforced fibrous composites --- Materials science. --- Structural mechanics. --- Buildings --- Building. --- Construction. --- Engineering, Architectural. --- Materials Science. --- Materials Science, general. --- Building Construction. --- Design and construction. --- Building --- Construction --- Construction science --- Structural design --- Structural engineering --- Architecture --- Construction industry --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Design and construction --- Air-supported structures --- Artificial satellites --- Balloons --- Space stations --- Space vehicles --- Composite materials --- Materials. --- Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Solid Mechanics. --- Building Construction and Design. --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Physics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Engineering --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Engineering design --- Manufacturing processes --- Materials --- Buildings—Design and construction.

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