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Designing with Composites

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Designing with composites is different from that in monolithic materials. There are certain advantages of using composites in structural design. Fundamental characteristics of fiber reinforced composites are described. Design procedures for fiber reinforced composites are described.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Krishan K. Chawla

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Chawla, K.K. (2019). Designing with Composites. In: Composite Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28983-6_14

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