Crashworthiness of Composite Thin-Walled Structures

ISBN-13: 9781566766357 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 259 str.

Mamalis; Mamalis Mamalis; A. G. Mamalis

Opis

Vehicle crashworthiness has been improving with attention mainly directed towards reducing the impact of the crash on the passengers. This monograph provides an introduction to this topic of structural crashworthiness for professional engineers.

Spis treści

Preface
Introduction
Vehicle Crashworthiness
2.1 Aspects of Crashworthiness
2.2 Use of Composite Materials in Crashworthiness Applications

Failure Mechanisms of Composites
3.1 Notation
3.2 Failure Modes
3.3 Failure under Several Loading Conditions
3.4 Material Testing
3.5 Failure Criteria
3.6 Numerical Simulation

Energy Absorption Capability of Thin-Walled Composite Structural Components
4.1 Definition
4.2 Factors Affecting the Energy Absorption Capability
4.3 Failure Mechanisms/Mechanical Response
4.4 Predictive Techniques
4.5 Quantitative Data

Circular Tubes
5.1 Notation
5.2 General
5.3 Axial Collapse: Static and Dynamic
5.4 Bending

Square-Rectangular Tubes
6.1 Notation
6.2 General
6.3 Axial Collapse: Static and Dynamic
6.4 Bending

Circular Frusta
7.1 Notation
7.2 General
7.3 Axial Collapse: Static and Dynamic

Square Frusta
8.1 Notation
8.2 General
8.3 Axial Collapse: Static an Dynamic

Automotive Sections
9.1 Notation
9.2 General
9.3 Axial Collapse: Static and Dynamic
9.4 Bending

Classification of Macro- and Microfailure Modes and Quantitative Data
10.1 Common Defects in the Processing of Composite Materials
10.2 Common Defects in Loaded Composite Thin-Walled Structures

References
Subject Index
Author Index

O autorze

Mamalis, A.G.; Manolakos, D. E.; Demosthenous, G. A.; Ioannidis, M. B.