Krishan K. Chawla

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Composite Materials (eBook, PDF)

Science and Engineering

Beschreibung

Intended for use in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses, this text offers an integrated and up-to-date coverage of composite materials. It emphasizes the relationship between structure and properties, providing a well-balanced treatment of the mechanics and the materials science of composites. The book has been revised and updated throughout, with new chapters on fatigue and creep and on designing with composites.

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Autor

Krishan K. Chawla is professor emeritus in the Materials Science and Engineering department of the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include Processing, microstructure, and properties of materials in general, with a special emphasis on fibers, composite materials, and foams. He has taught and done research at institutions in Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, and the United States and has served as a consultant to industry, national laboratories, and government agencies. He is the author of several successful textbooks that have been published in multiple editions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 483
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475729665
• Artikelnr.: 44185294

Rezensionen

From the reviews of the third edition:

"Composite Materials, certainly a good addition to any library, provides comprehensive coverage of this multidisciplinary subject. This new edition ... was thoroughly revised and includes information on advances in the field and additional problems and examples. ... The book can be used as a text for upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses ... . Graduate students, researchers, and practitioners will find the last section very useful. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." (S. D. El Wakil, Choice, Vol. 50 (7), March, 2013)