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Polymer Composites in the Aerospace Industry
1st Edition - September 17, 2014
Editors: P. E. Irving, Costas Soutis
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780857095237
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eBook ISBN:9780857099181
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Polymer composites are increasingly used in aerospace applications due to properties such as strength and durability compared to weight. Edited by two leading authorities in the field, this book summarises key recent research on design, manufacture and performance of composite components for aerospace structures. Part one reviews the design and manufacture of different types of composite component. Part two discusses aspects of performance such as stiffness, strength, fatigue, impact and blast behaviour, response to temperature and humidity as well as non-destructive testing and monitoring techniques.
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Introduction: engineering requirements for aerospace composite materials
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Analysis and design
1.3. Manufacturing techniques
1.4. Applications in aircraft construction
1.5. Conclusion
Part One. Design and manufacture of composite components for aerospace structures
2. Modelling the structure and behaviour of 2D and 3D woven composites used in aerospace applications
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Architecture of a woven unit cell
2.3. Stiffness modelling: method of inclusions
2.4. Stress and strength modelling: finite element (FE) analysis
2.5. Conclusion
3. Manufacturing processes for composite materials and components for aerospace applications
4. Buckling and compressive strength of laminates with optimized fibre-steering and layer-stacking for aerospace applications
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Elastic properties of laminates
4.3. Buckling analysis
4.4. Buckling optimization of straight fibre laminates
4.5. Variable angle fibres using continuous tow shearing
4.6. Compression after impact and damage tolerance
4.7. Conclusion
5. Manufacturing defects in composites and their effects on performance
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Defects in composite materials
5.3. Modelling with defects
5.4. Implications on cost-effective manufacturing
5.5. Mechanics-based analysis of defects
5.6. Summary
Part Two. Composite performance in aerospace structure design
6. Modeling the stiffness and strength of aerospace structural elements
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Definition of structural elements
6.3. Modeling approaches
6.4. Woven composite materials
6.5. Modeling effect of anomalies
6.6. Future trends
6.7. Sources of further information and advice
7. Fatigue of fiber reinforced composites under multiaxial loading
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Fatigue behavior of continuous fiber composites under multiaxial loading
7.3. Fatigue behavior of continuous fiber reinforced composites under multiaxial loading
7.4. Multiaxial fatigue ratio
7.5. Fatigue life prediction criteria
7.6. Comments on life prediction criteria and damage mechanics
7.7. Conclusions
8. Fracture mechanics characterization of polymer composites for aerospace applications
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Applications of fracture mechanics of fibre-reinforced polymer-matrix (FRP) composites in aerospace
8.3. Fracture mechanics test methods for FRP composites
8.4. Fracture mechanics test data for selected FRP composites
8.5. Fracture mechanics testing of non-unidirectional FRP composites
8.6. Fracture mechanics testing under aerospace environmental conditions
8.7. Conclusions and future trends
9. Impact, post-impact strength and post-impact fatigue behaviour of polymer composites
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Nature of damage
9.3. Residual strength
9.4. Post-impact fatigue behaviour of polymer composite laminates
9.5. Prediction of impact damage extent, residual strength and post-impact fatigue
9.6. The damage-resistant structure: designing against impact and fatigue
9.7. Damage tolerance
9.8. Conclusions and future trends
10. Design and testing of crashworthy aerospace composite components
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Crashworthy design concepts for aircraft structures
10.3. Design of composite structural elements under crash loads
10.4. Design and crash test of composite helicopter frame structure
10.5. Conclusions and future trends
11. Design and failure analysis of composite bolted joints for aerospace composites
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Finite element model
11.3. Analysis of single-bolt joints
11.4. Analysis of multi-bolt joints
11.5. Failure analysis of joints
11.6. Future trends
11.7. Conclusions
11.8. Further sources of information
12. The response of aerospace composites to temperature and humidity
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Moisture absorption
12.3. Moisture sensitivity of matrix resins
12.4. Mechanism of moisture retention in aerospace epoxies
12.5. Anomalous effects
12.6. Thermal spiking
12.7. Thermo-mechanical response of resins
12.8. Effect of moisture on composite performance
12.9. Fibre-dominated properties
12.10. Nonaqueous environments
12.11. Composite unidirectional properties
12.12. Conclusions
13. The blast response of composite and fibre-metal laminate materials used in aerospace applications
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Characteristics of explosions in air
13.3. Paradigms of blast protection
13.4. Explosion loading of fuselage structures
13.5. The blast performance of plain composites
13.6. The blast performance of multilayered systems
13.7. Conclusions
14. Repair of damaged aerospace composite structures
14.1. Introduction
14.2. Assessment of repair and non-destructive tests
14.3. Repair
14.4. Typical repair procedure
14.5. Analysis of repair
14.6. Conclusion and future trends
15. Nondestructive testing of damage in aerospace composites
15.1. Introduction
15.2. Types of composite damage
15.3. Damage in sandwich composites and in adhesive joints
15.4. NDT, NDI, and NDE methods for polymer composite structures
15.5. Probability of detection
15.6. Visual and tap testing
15.7. Ultrasonic testing
15.8. Thermography
15.9. Shearography
15.10. Radiography
15.11. Electromagnetic methods
15.12. Bond inspection
15.13. Summary and conclusions
16. Structural health monitoring (SHM) of aerospace composites
16.1. Introduction
16.2. Conventional resistance strain gauges
16.3. Fiber optics sensors
16.4. Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors
16.5. Piezoelectric wafer active sensors (PWAS)
16.6. Electrical properties sensors
16.7. SHM systems
16.8. Local-area active sensing with electromechanical impedance spectroscopy
16.9. Active sensing SHM: electrical methods
16.10. Direct methods for impact damage detection
16.11. Conclusions
Index
No. of pages: 536
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: September 17, 2014
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
Hardback ISBN: 9780857095237
eBook ISBN: 9780857099181
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P. E. Irving
Professor of Damage Tolerance in the Manufacturing and Materials Department at the University of Cranfield, UK. He has worked in collaboration with many key companies and organizations in the aerospace industry providing specialist knowledge and expertise.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Damage Tolerance, Manufacturing and Materials Department, University of Cranfield, UK
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Costas Soutis
Affiliations and expertise
University of Manchester, UK
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