Long-Term Durability of Polymeric Matrix Composites

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pochiraju, Kishore V. (Editor), Tandon, Gyaneshwar P. (Editor), Schoeppner, Gregory A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Polymers.; Computer simulation.; Continuum mechanics.; Materials science.; Polymer Sciences.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.; Simulation and Modeling.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.

Long-Term Durability of Polymeric Matrix Composites presents a comprehensive knowledge-set of matrix, fiber and interphase behavior under long-term aging conditions, theoretical modeling and experimental methods. This book covers long-term constituent behavior, predictive methodologies, experimental...

Table of Contents:

• Resin Systems and Chemistry Degradation Mechanisms and Durability
• Additives, Nanocomposites, and Barrier Coatings
• Interphases in Composites
• Modeling of Response of Composite Materials with Damage
• Impact Damage of Composite Structures
• Moisture Induced Degradation
• Physical Aging in Glasses and Composites
• Mechanisms and Kinetics of Organic Matrix Thermal Oxidation
• Characterization of Thermo-oxidation in Laminated and Textile Composites
• Modeling Thermo-Oxidative Aging and Degradation of Composites.-Composite Structures Durability Design and Substantiation
• Durability of Structural Joints
• Durability and Aging of Aircraft Structures
• Durability of Polymer Composites in Power and Propulsion Applications
• Durability of Composites in Aircraft Engine Applications
• Composite Durability and Aging In Civil Infrastructures.