Composite Materials Engineering

This book provides a compilation of innovative fabrication strategies and utilization methodologies that are frequently adopted in the advanced composite materials community. It addresses developing appropriate composites to efficiently utilize macro- and nanoscale features. It covers a selection of key aspects of composite materials, including history, reinforcements, matrix materials, mechanical properties, physical properties, theory, and applications. The volume reviews the research developments of a number of widely studied composite materials with different matrices. Key features of this book: Contains new coverage of nanocomposites Reflects the latest theoretical and engineering and industrial applications of composite materials Provides design methods with numerical information and technical formulations needed for researchers Presents a critical review of progress in research and development on composite materials Offers comments on future research direction and ideas for product development