Overview
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Ad Vlot
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Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Delft, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Jan Willem Gunnink
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Fibre Metal Laminates Centre of Competence, Delft, The Netherlands
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-viii
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Material Properties
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- B. Borgonje, W. van der Hoeven
Pages 53-68
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Methods
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- T. C. Wittenberg, E. L. Jansen
Pages 133-153
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- J. J. Homan, R. P. G. Müller, F. Pellenkoft, J. J. M. de Rijck
Pages 173-195
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Design Aspects
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Front Matter
Pages 235-235
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About this book
Fibre metal laminates were developed at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, from the beginning of the 1980s. This is a new family of hybrid materials consisting of thin metal layers bonded together by fibres embedded in an adhesive. As a result of this build-up, fibre metal laminates possess a mixture of the characteristics of both metals and composite materials. Initial development led to the `Arall' variant using aramid fibres, which was first applied on the C-17 military transport aircraft around 1990. Large-scale application became possible with a variant using glass fibres, dubbed `Glare', which was selected for the Airbus A380 super jumbo in 2001. This is the first book to discuss these new materials and it deals mostly with Glare. It covers most of the relevant aspects of the materials, from static mechanical properties, fatigue and impact to design, production and maintenance of aircraft structures. This book contains the basic information on these new materials necessary for engineers and aircraft operators alike.
Reviews
`Engineers wanting to learn about this material, whether from a design/analysis or manufacturing viewpoint, won't find a better reference than Fibre Metal Laminates: An Introduction.'
Editors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Delft, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Ad Vlot
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Fibre Metal Laminates Centre of Competence, Delft, The Netherlands
Jan Willem Gunnink
