Overview
- Provides a general theory of stress transfer in fibre reinforced composites, addressing the various stages of the loading history of the fibre composite up to composite rupture
- Indicates how the theory can be applied to design fibre reinforced composites for specific purposes
- Offers a novel multi-scale approach for facilitating further developments in the field of stress transfer and fracture mechanics in fibre reinforced composites
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Engineering Materials and Processes (EMP)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
This book provides a simple and unified approach to the mechanics of discontinuous-fibre reinforced composites, and introduces readers as generally as possible to the key concepts regarding the mechanics of elastic stress transfer, intermediate modes of stress transfer, plastic stress transfer, fibre pull-out, fibre fragmentation and matrix rupture. These concepts are subsequently applied to progressive stages of the loading process, through to the composite fractures.
The book offers a valuable guide for advanced undergraduate and graduate students attending lecture courses on fibre composites. It is also intended for beginning researchers who wish to develop deeper insights into how discontinuous fibre provides reinforcement to composites, and for engineers, particularly those who wish to apply the concepts presented here to design and develop discontinuous-fibre reinforced composites.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Kheng Lim Goh's main interests concern the mechanisms of fibre reinforced composites and their applications in composite materials design. He was an assistant professor of Bioengineering at the Nanyang Technological University from 2005 to 2008 and a senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Monash University from 2009 to 2011. He is currently a senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering (Design and Manufacturing) at Newcastle University in Newcastle Upon Tyne (based in Singapore). At Newcastle University, he was the first Director of Operations (2011–2016) for the Singapore-run Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering degree programme. He is a member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP) and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE) and a chartered engineer (CEng), registered with the Engineering Council in UK, as well as a chartered physicist (CPhys). He is the lead author and co-author of more than 50 journal papers and book chapters, mostly in the area of fibre composites.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Discontinuous-Fibre Reinforced Composites
Book Subtitle: Fundamentals of Stress Transfer and Fracture Mechanics
Authors: Kheng Lim Goh
Series Title: Engineering Materials and Processes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7305-2
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-7303-8Published: 31 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-7401-1Published: 23 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-7305-2Published: 22 October 2016
Series ISSN: 1619-0181
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0761
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 190
Number of Illustrations: 88 b/w illustrations
Topics: Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Solid Mechanics, Structural Materials, Simulation and Modeling