Overview
- Provides an up to date overview of the durability of marine composites
- Includes developments of new renewable marine energy applications
- Presents results on the in-service experience of different navies
Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications (SMIA, volume 208)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Composites are widely used in marine applications. There is considerable experience of glass reinforced resins in boats and ships but these are usually not highly loaded. However, for new areas such as offshore and ocean energy there is a need for highly loaded structures to survive harsh conditions for 20 years or more. High performance composites are therefore being proposed. This book provides an overview of the state of the art in predicting the long term durability of composite marine structures. The following points are covered:
•      Modelling water diffusion
•      Damage induced by water
•      Accelerated testing
•      Including durability in design
•      In-service experience.
This is essential reading for all those involved with composites in the marine industry, from initial design and calculation through to manufacture and service exploitation. It also provides information unavailable elsewhere on the mechanisms involved in degradation and how to take account of them. Ensuring long term durability is not only necessary for safety reasons, but will also determine the economic viability of future marine structures.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Durability of Composites in a Marine Environment
Editors: Peter Davies, Yapa D.S. Rajapakse
Series Title: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7417-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7416-2Published: 18 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7976-0Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7417-9Published: 31 October 2013
Series ISSN: 0925-0042
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7764
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 261
Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations, 93 illustrations in colour
Topics: Solid Mechanics, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Renewable and Green Energy