High performance structures and composites
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High performance structures and composites
（High performance structures and materials, v. 4）
WIT Press, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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The papers featured in this book cover a wide range of topics related to advanced types of structures and the behaviour of composites. Originally presented at the First International Conference on High Performance Structures and Composites, the contributions highlight the latest developments in design, optimisation, manufacturing and experimentation within these areas. Most of the structures described are of the non-conventional type because their design is based on new concepts or new types of materials, while a considerable number of papers focus on new types of composites, including those using natural fibres whose importance continues to increase as ecologically friendly alternatives are explored. Over 60 papers from scientists and engineers working in many countries are included and these cover: composite structures; natural fibre composites; material characterisation; high performance concrete; damage and fracture mechanics; active and passive control systems; optimal design; fabrics; health monitoring; and industrial applications.
Table of Contents
- Section 1 - Composite structures
- High performance composite structures for civil engineering applications
- Optimal design of innovative composite flat ends subject to external pressure
- Local buckling of steel and carbon fibre reinforced plastic plates restrained by concrete
- The impact response of novel fibre metal laminates
- Vibration of cantilevered laminated composite conical shells with twist Development of low-cost, interconnected matrix composites for valve seat application
- Mechanical properties of 2D and 3D braided-reinforced thin walled composite cylinders. Section 2 - Natural fibre composites
- Eco-composites using natural fibres and their mechanical properties
- Study on injection molding of bamboo fiber reinforced thermo-plastics
- Injection moulding of silk fibre reinforced biodegradable composites
- Study of the impact energy absorption characteristics of GFRTP and JFRTP deep drawn products
- Mechanical properties of heat-treated natural fibers
- Chitin fibre and its laminated structure of the fore-wing of beetle
- Rheological behaviour of bamboo fibre compound plastic
- Study on the interfacial shear strength of bamboo fiber reinforced plastics
- The development of sound absorbing materials using natural bamboo fibers
- Wear and tensile characteristics of rubber-bamboo fiber composite material
- Development of eco-composites using natural bamboo fibers and their mechanical properties
- Sustainable composites from natural resources
- Flax fiber reinforced concrete - a natural fiber biocomposite for sustainable building materials. Section 3 - Material characterisation
- Micromechanical modeling of transverse moduli of unidirectional composites with non-circular elastic fibers
- Investigation on microstructure of silica fume cement pastes
- Viscoelastic modelling of fibre-reinforced resin matrix composites
- Geometric parameters and their influence on the mechanical properties of woven composites
- Intensity-dependent optical absorption property of composite films of nanoparticulate transition metal oxides and transparent oxides. Section 4 - High performance concrete
- Behaviour of high performance concrete externally confined by composite shells
- Ballistic perforation resistance of high performance concrete slabs with different unconfined compressive strengths
- Reinforced concrete specimens retrofitted by carbon cloth submitted to localized loading
- Monotonically increasing compressive and creep tests on concrete cylinders retrofitted by carbon cloth
- Preliminary study of long and continuous fibre-reinforced concrete for foundation applications
- Transfer length of high performance pretensioned concrete elements
- Resistance of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures to repeated dynamic loads
- High performance concrete materials for pavement structures. Section 5 - Damage and fracture mechanics
- Crack propagation in unidirectional fiber laminated composites
- Fatigue test on damaged reinforced concrete specimens strengthened by carbon cloth
- Numerical assessment of the fatigue crack propagation in ship structural details
- Computation of the stress intensity factors for repaired cracks with bonded composite patch in mode I and mixed mode
- Modelling and computations of contact joints using ADINA FEM system Numerical modelling of the behaviour of flush end-plate bare-steel connections at elevated temperature Section 6 - Active and passive control systems
- An energy formulation for the passive control of the seismic response of buildings
- Active control of seismically excited structures using pole assignment method
- Optimal active control of structures by pole assignment method. Section 7 - Optimal design
- The use of morphological indicators in the optimisation of structures
- Analysis of automotive body sections at early design phases
- Structural optimization of a satellite interface: performance assessment of commercial codes
- Optimum design of submarine hulls
- Cost minimization of columns and elevator shafts in tall buildings. Section 8 - Fabrics
- Integrated models of textile composites
- Numerical simulations of an inflatable/rigidizable balloon for electronic collection
- Analysis of nonlinearities in mechanical behaviour of textile composites
- Axisymmetrical finite element for membrane large strains and displacements. Section 9 - Health monitoring
- Detecting parametric changes in structures using resonant chaos
- Health monitoring of corrosion resistant plastics exposed to alkaline solution by using pH indicator. Section 10 - Process studies
- Methodical application of liquid composite molding simulation
- RTM preform permeability identification by an iterative inverse technique
- MIG welding of aluminium matrix composites.Weldability and post welding heat treatments. Section 11 - Industrial applications
- Automotive space frame modular door systems for high performance
- Deployability analysis in expandable houses
- Comparison of composite floor systems
- Parametric study on the computational behaviour of hollow beams designed using the Direct Design Method - Material Factors
- Reducing of vibrations of wiring boards in products of electronics
- Increasing the wettability of EVA trough a laboratory glow discharge cold plasma reactor treatment
- Usefulness of statistical analysis in the quality control of plastics for household appliances
- Dental mechanical parts - A structural engineering approach
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