scope:

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

Authors : Alexander V. Vakhrushev, A. K. Haghi