Composite Materials Engineering, Volume 2 -

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Résumé :
In two volumes, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamental knowledge and technology of composite materials. This second volume reviews the research developments of a number of widely studied composite materials with different matrices. It also describes the related process technology that is necessary for a successful production. This work is ideal for graduate students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of materials science and engineering, as well as mechanical engineering.

Biographie:
Prof. Xiaosu Yi is the director of the National Key Laboratory of Advanced Composites at Beijing Institution of Aeronautical Materials. His major research fields include high-performance structural composite materials, functional composite materials, materials process and engineering, and polymeric materials. Prof. Yi is the author or editor of more than 10 academic books and over 300 academic papers, and is a member of the ACCM Council, IOC member of WRCAP; standing member of the Chinese Material Research Society and Chinese Society for Composite Materials; and chief editor of Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica, Aviation Journal, and the Journal of Aeronautical Materials.Prof. Shanyi Du is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and works at the Center for Composite Materials and Structures of Harbin Institution of Technology (HIT). He is dedicated to teaching and research on mechanics and composite materials. His achievements include theories and methods for the performance characterization and safety evaluation of composite materials. Prof. Du has authored or co-authored over 260 academic papers, as well as 10 monographs on mechanics and composite materials. He is president of the Chinese Society for Composite Materials and executive councilor of the International Committee on Composite Materials (ICCM), and member of the editorial committees of several international journals, such as Composite Science and Technology, ACTA MACHANICA SOLIDA SINICA, and the International Journal of Computational Methods. Prof. Litong Zhang is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and works at Northwestern Polytechnical University. She was engaged in research on aerospace ceramic and composites in the last 20 years, and completed a series of innovative research projects. She was particularly involved in the research on continuous fiber reinforced silicon carbide ceramic matrix composites, and she and her research group innovated manufacturing techniques and established equipment systems with independent intellectual property rights. She received 26 national invention patents and the First Class Award for Technological Inventions of the People's Republic of China in 2004. Prof. Zhang has published more than 260 scientific papers and several books. She is the director of academic board at the National Key Laboratory of Thermostructure Composite Materials and vice-president of the Chinese Society for Composite Materials.

Sommaire:

Advanced Polymer Matrix Composites.-?Industrial Polymer Matrix Composites and Fiber-Glass-Reinforced Plastics.-?Metal Matrix Composites.-?Cement-Based Composite Materials.-?Carbon Composites.