Modern Trends in Composite Laminates Mechanics

1. Front Matter

   Pages ii-vii

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2. Single Layer Modelling and Effective Stiffness Estimations of Laminated Plates

   • Holm Altenbach, Johannes Meenen

   Pages 1-68

3. Accurate Stress Analysis of Laminated Composite Structures

   • Kostas P. Soldatos

   Pages 69-132

4. Aspects of Application: Free Edges, Laminate Holes, and Optimal Topology

   • Wilfried Becker, Heiko Engels, Wilfried Hansel, Jan Lindemann

   Pages 133-180

5. Identification of Mechanical Properties of Laminates

   • Rolands Rikards

   Pages 181-225

6. Optimization of Laminated Composites and Overview of Smart Material Applications

   • Sarp Adali

   Pages 227-280

7. Fatigue of Composite Materials

   • Ramesh Talreja

   Pages 281-294

8. Back Matter

   Pages 295-296

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The aim of the book is to give a clear picture of some new modern trends in composite mechanics and to give a presentation of the current state-of-the-art of the theory and application of composite laminates. The book addresses the basics as well as recent developments in the theory of laminates and their effective properties, the problem of testing and identification of properties, strength, damage, and failure of composite laminates, lightweight construction principles, optimization techniques, the generation of smart structures, and a number of special technical aspects (e.g. stress localization), their modelling and analysis. The intention of the book is to provide deeper understanding, to give mathematical and algorithmic techniques for analysis, simulation and optimization and to link various aspects of composite mechanics as necessary to exploit the full potential that is possible for composite structures.

• Applied Mathematics
• Numerical and Computational Methods in Engineering
• Structural Mechanics
• Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
• algorithms
• applied mathematics
• applied mechanics
• composite material
• construction
• material
• materials
• mathematics
• mechanics
• modeling
• optimization
• simulation
• stress
• structural mechanics
• structures

• Fachbereich Ingenieurwissenschaften, Technische Mechanik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

  Holm Altenbach

• Institut für Mechanik und Regelungstechnik, Universität Siegen, Siegen, Germany

  Wilfried Becker

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