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Design and Manufacture of Fibre-Reinforced Composites

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Authors:
  1. Wayne Hall

    1. School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus), Southport, Australia

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  2. Zia Javanbakht

    1. School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus), Southport, Australia

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  • Provides tutorial questions and problems at the end of each chapter
  • Presents a step-by-step guide illustrating how to make a fiber-reinforced composite
  • Complete guide on how to design and make composite parts

Part of the book series: Advanced Structured Materials (STRUCTMAT, volume 158)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Fibre-Reinforced Composites

    • Wayne Hall, Zia Javanbakht
    Pages 1-12

  3. Mechanics of Composite Structures

    • Wayne Hall, Zia Javanbakht
    Pages 13-32

  4. How to Make a Composite—Wet Layup

    • Wayne Hall, Zia Javanbakht
    Pages 33-53

  5. Advanced Methods—Vacuum Bagging and Prepreg Moulding

    • Wayne Hall, Zia Javanbakht
    Pages 55-68

  6. Composite Testing—How Accurate Are Design Estimates?

    • Wayne Hall, Zia Javanbakht
    Pages 69-80

  7. Moulding Composite Parts

    • Wayne Hall, Zia Javanbakht
    Pages 81-103

  8. Hollow Sections—How to Make Composite Tubes

    • Wayne Hall, Zia Javanbakht
    Pages 105-134

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 135-137
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About this book

This book presents an introduction to the design and manufacture of fibre-reinforced composites. The mechanical properties of unidirectional composites are considered in a structural design context. The use of woven and random fibres is also addressed. The accuracy of design estimates for unidirectional composites is benchmarked against test data, and the relevance of a factor of safety (FoS) is established. The importance of prototype testing is emphasised. This book illustrates how to make a fibre-reinforced composite. Wet layup, vacuum bagging and prepreg moulding are covered in detail. Some guidance on mould design and construction is also provided. Finally, an introduction to the manufacture of composite tubes is presented. Wherever possible, design and make examples are used to illustrate the content. Tutorial questions and problems are included at the end of each chapter. The reader is encouraged to use these questions and problems to assesstheir own level of understanding of the content.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus), Southport, Australia

    Wayne Hall, Zia Javanbakht

About the authors

Associate Professor Wayne Hall holds a PhD from the University of Warwick and a PGCert in Learning and Teaching from the University of Plymouth. He is a member of Engineers Australia and is a registered Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng). Associate Professor Hall has held teaching and research appointments at the University of Warwick, University of Nottingham and University of Plymouth in the UK, and at Deakin University and Griffith University in Australia. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers, mostly in the area of fibre-reinforced composites and advanced materials. He is a passionate teacher with interests that include: materials; mechanics of materials; and design and manufacturing-related courses. Zia Javanbakht is a lecturer at Griffith University and a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng). His background is in Structural Engineering and Solid Mechanics. His research focuses on developing continuum mechanical and computational models of composite materials and auxetics.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Design and Manufacture of Fibre-Reinforced Composites

  • Authors: Wayne Hall, Zia Javanbakht

  • Series Title: Advanced Structured Materials

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78807-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-78806-3Published: 06 August 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-78809-4Published: 07 August 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-78807-0Published: 05 August 2021

  • Series ISSN: 1869-8433

  • Series E-ISSN: 1869-8441

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 137

  • Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 52 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Structural Materials

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