Crashworthiness Of Composite Thin Walled Structures

Author : A.G. Mamalis,D. E. Manolakos,G. A. Demosthenous,M. B. Ioannidis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351457545

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Crashworthiness of Composite Thin-Walled Structures by A.G. Mamalis,D. E. Manolakos,G. A. Demosthenous,M. B. Ioannidis Pdf

FROM THE INTRODUCTION Vehicle crashworthiness has been improving in recent years with attention mainly directed towards reducing the impact of the crash on the passengers. Effort has been spent in experimental research and in establishing safe theoretical design criteria on the mechanics of crumpling, providing to the engineers the ability to design vehicle structures so that the maximum amount of energy will dissipate while the material surrounding the passenger compartment is deformed, thus protecting the people inside. During the last decade the attention given to crashworthiness and crash energy management has been centered on composite structures. The main advantages of fibre reinforced composite materials over more conventional isotropic materials, are the very high specific strengths and specific stiffness which can be achieved. Moreover, with composites, the designer can vary the type of fibre, matrix and fibre orientation to produce composites with proved material properties. Besides the perspective of reduced weight, design flexibility and low fabrication costs, composite materials offer a considerable potential for lightweight energy absorbing structures; these facts attract the attention of the automotive and aircraft industry owing to the increased use of composite materials in various applications, such as frame rails used in the apron construction of a car body and the subfloor of an aircraft, replacing the conventional materials used. Our monograph is intended to provide an introduction to this relatively new topic of structural crashworthiness for professional engineers. It will introduce them to terms and concepts of it and acquaint them with some sources of literature about it. We believe that our survey constitutes a reasonably well-balanced synopsis of the topic.

Author : A.G. Mamalis,D. E. Manolakos,G. A. Demosthenous,M. B. Ioannidis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351457552

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Crashworthiness of Composite Thin-Walled Structures by A.G. Mamalis,D. E. Manolakos,G. A. Demosthenous,M. B. Ioannidis Pdf

FROM THE INTRODUCTION Vehicle crashworthiness has been improving in recent years with attention mainly directed towards reducing the impact of the crash on the passengers. Effort has been spent in experimental research and in establishing safe theoretical design criteria on the mechanics of crumpling, providing to the engineers the ability to design vehicle structures so that the maximum amount of energy will dissipate while the material surrounding the passenger compartment is deformed, thus protecting the people inside. During the last decade the attention given to crashworthiness and crash energy management has been centered on composite structures. The main advantages of fibre reinforced composite materials over more conventional isotropic materials, are the very high specific strengths and specific stiffness which can be achieved. Moreover, with composites, the designer can vary the type of fibre, matrix and fibre orientation to produce composites with proved material properties. Besides the perspective of reduced weight, design flexibility and low fabrication costs, composite materials offer a considerable potential for lightweight energy absorbing structures; these facts attract the attention of the automotive and aircraft industry owing to the increased use of composite materials in various applications, such as frame rails used in the apron construction of a car body and the subfloor of an aircraft, replacing the conventional materials used. Our monograph is intended to provide an introduction to this relatively new topic of structural crashworthiness for professional engineers. It will introduce them to terms and concepts of it and acquaint them with some sources of literature about it. We believe that our survey constitutes a reasonably well-balanced synopsis of the topic.

Author : A. Praveen Kumar,Tatacipta Dirgantara,Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789819952892

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Thin-Walled Composite Protective Structures for Crashworthiness Applications by A. Praveen Kumar,Tatacipta Dirgantara,Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa Pdf

This book summarizes many of the recent advances in the design and application of thin-walled composite protective structures. The past few decades have seen outstanding advances in the use of composite materials in structural applications. Composites have revolutionized traditional design concepts and made possible an unparalleled range of new and exciting possibilities as viable materials for construction. This book presents an extensive survey on recent improvements in the research and development of composites and biocomposites that are used to make structures in various applications. This book deals with design, research and development studies, experimental investigations, theoretical analysis, and fabrication techniques relevant to the application of composites in load-bearing components for assemblies, ranging from individual components such as plates and shells to complete composite structures. This book also focuses the recent advances in biocomposite materials from renewable resources and introduces a potential application of this material. The content is this book benefits the academics, researchers, scientists, engineers, and students in the field of epoxy blends for application as lightweight advanced composite structures.

Author : Serge Abrate,Bruno Castanié,Yapa D. S. Rajapakse
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400753297

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Dynamic Failure of Composite and Sandwich Structures by Serge Abrate,Bruno Castanié,Yapa D. S. Rajapakse Pdf

This book presents a broad view of the current state of the art regarding the dynamic response of composite and sandwich structures subjected to impacts and explosions. Each chapter combines a thorough assessment of the literature with original contributions made by the authors. The first section deals with fluid-structure interactions in marine structures. The first chapter focuses on hull slamming and particularly cases in which the deformation of the structure affects the motion of the fluid during the water entry of flexible hulls. Chapter 2 presents an extensive series of tests underwater and in the air to determine the effects of explosions on composite and sandwich structures. Full-scale structures were subjected to significant explosive charges, and such results are extremely rare in the open literature. Chapter 3 describes a simple geometrical theory of diffraction for describing the interaction of an underwater blast wave with submerged structures. The second section addresses the problem of impact on laminated composite structures with chapters devoted to ballistic impacts on pre-stressed composite structures, tests developed to simulate dynamic failure in marine structures, damage mechanisms and energy absorption in low velocity impacts, perforation, the numerical simulation of intra and inter-ply damage during impact, and hail impact on laminated composites. Sandwich structures with laminated facings are considered in Section 3 with chapters dealing with the discrete modeling of honeycomb core during the indentation of sandwich structures, the behavior of fold core sandwich structures during impact, and impact on helicopter blades. The fourth section consists of two chapters presenting experimental results and numerical simulation of composite structures subjected to crash. This volume is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and engineers interested and involved in analysis and design of composite structures.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 4418 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780081026724

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International Encyclopedia of Transportation by Anonim Pdf

In an increasingly globalised world, despite reductions in costs and time, transportation has become even more important as a facilitator of economic and human interaction; this is reflected in technical advances in transportation systems, increasing interest in how transportation interacts with society and the need to provide novel approaches to understanding its impacts. This has become particularly acute with the impact that Covid-19 has had on transportation across the world, at local, national and international levels. Encyclopedia of Transportation, Seven Volume Set - containing almost 600 articles - brings a cross-cutting and integrated approach to all aspects of transportation from a variety of interdisciplinary fields including engineering, operations research, economics, geography and sociology in order to understand the changes taking place. Emphasising the interaction between these different aspects of research, it offers new solutions to modern-day problems related to transportation. Each of its nine sections is based around familiar themes, but brings together the views of experts from different disciplinary perspectives. Each section is edited by a subject expert who has commissioned articles from a range of authors representing different disciplines, different parts of the world and different social perspectives. The nine sections are structured around the following themes: Transport Modes; Freight Transport and Logistics; Transport Safety and Security; Transport Economics; Traffic Management; Transport Modelling and Data Management; Transport Policy and Planning; Transport Psychology; Sustainability and Health Issues in Transportation. Some articles provide a technical introduction to a topic whilst others provide a bridge between topics or a more future-oriented view of new research areas or challenges. The end result is a reference work that offers researchers and practitioners new approaches, new ways of thinking and novel solutions to problems. All-encompassing and expertly authored, this outstanding reference work will be essential reading for all students and researchers interested in transportation and its global impact in what is a very uncertain world. Provides a forward looking and integrated approach to transportation Updated with future technological impacts, such as self-driving vehicles, cyber-physical systems and big data analytics Includes comprehensive coverage Presents a worldwide approach, including sets of comparative studies and applications

Author : Serge Abrate
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783709105238

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Impact Engineering of Composite Structures by Serge Abrate Pdf

The book provides an introduction to the mechanics of composite materials, written for graduate students and practitioners in industry. It examines ways to model the impact event, to determine the size and severity of the damage and discusses general trends observed during experiments.

Author : J. Loughlan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 988 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351085755

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Thin-Walled Structures by J. Loughlan Pdf

This volume contains the papers presented at the Fourth International Conference of Thin-Walled Structures (ICTWS4), and contains 110 papers which, collectively, provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of the progress made in research, development and manufacture in recent years in thin-walled structures.The presentations at the conference had representation form 35 different countries and their topical areas of interest included aeroelastic response, structural-acoustic coupling, aerospace structures, analysis, design, manufacture, cold-formed structures, cyclic loading, dynamic loading, crushing, energy absorption, fatigue, fracture, damage tolerance, plates, stiffened panels, plated structures, polymer matrix composite members, sandwich structures, shell structures, thin-walled beams, columns and vibrational response. The range of applications of thin-walled structures has become increasingly diverse with a considerable deployment of thin-walled structural elements and systems being found in a wide range of areas within Aeronautical, Automotive, Civil, Mechanical, Chemical and Offshore Engineering fields. This volume is an extremely useful reference volume for researchers and designers working within a wide range of engineering disciplines towards the design, development and manufacture of efficient thin-walled structural systems.

Author : Marko Cepin,Radim Bris
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351809726

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Safety and Reliability. Theory and Applications by Marko Cepin,Radim Bris Pdf

Safety and Reliability – Theory and Applications contains the contributions presented at the 27th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2017, Portorož, Slovenia, June 18-22, 2017). The book covers a wide range of topics, including: • Accident and Incident modelling • Economic Analysis in Risk Management • Foundational Issues in Risk Assessment and Management • Human Factors and Human Reliability • Maintenance Modeling and Applications • Mathematical Methods in Reliability and Safety • Prognostics and System Health Management • Resilience Engineering • Risk Assessment • Risk Management • Simulation for Safety and Reliability Analysis • Structural Reliability • System Reliability, and • Uncertainty Analysis. Selected special sessions include contributions on: the Marie Skłodowska-Curie innovative training network in structural safety; risk approaches in insurance and fi nance sectors; dynamic reliability and probabilistic safety assessment; Bayesian and statistical methods, reliability data and testing; oganizational factors and safety culture; software reliability and safety; probabilistic methods applied to power systems; socio-technical-economic systems; advanced safety assessment methodologies: extended Probabilistic Safety Assessment; reliability; availability; maintainability and safety in railways: theory & practice; big data risk analysis and management, and model-based reliability and safety engineering. Safety and Reliability – Theory and Applications will be of interest to professionals and academics working in a wide range of industrial and governmental sectors including: Aeronautics and Aerospace, Automotive Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Production and Distribution, Environmental Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications, Critical Infrastructures, Insurance and Finance, Manufacturing, Marine Industry, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Hazards, Nuclear Engineering, Offshore Oil and Gas, Security and Protection, Transportation, and Policy Making.

Author : G Lu,T X Yu
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781855738584

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Energy Absorption of Structures and Materials by G Lu,T X Yu Pdf

This important study focuses on the way in which structures and materials can be best designed to absorb kinetic energy in a controllable and predictable manner. Understanding of energy absorption of structures and materials is important in calculating the damage to structures caused by accidental collision, assessing the residual strength of structures after initial damage and in designing packaging to protect its contents in the event of impact. Whilst a great deal of recent research has taken place into the energy absorption behaviour of structures and materials and significant progress has been made, this knowledge is diffuse and widely scattered. This book offers a synthesis of the most recent developments and forms a detailed and comprehensive view of the area. It is an essential reference for all engineers concerned with materials engineering in relation to the theory of plasticity, structural mechanics and impact dynamics. Important new study of energy absorption of engineering structures and materials Shows how they can be designed to withstand sudden loading in a safe, controllable and predictable way Illuminating case studies back up the theoretical analysis

Author : M.S. Found
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351449175

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Experimental Techniques and Design in Composite Materials by M.S. Found Pdf

This volume contains the revised versions of papers presented at the 4th Seminar on Experimental Techniques and Design in Composite Materials. The papers have been divided into five sections: fatigue, test methods, design, impact and modelling.

Author : Fu-Kuo Chang
Publisher : DEStech Publications, Inc
Page : 1136 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1932078134

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Proceedings of the Tenth U.S.-Japan Conference on Composite Materials by Fu-Kuo Chang Pdf

Presentations by advanced materials specialists from around the world. Of special interest in this volume are the presentations on application areas such as automotive and civil engineering, nanomaterials, ceramic/metal composites, smart materials, and composite structures.

Author : Anthony M. Waas,Bhavani V. Sankar,M. W. Hyer
Publisher : DEStech Publications, Inc
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781605950884

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Failure in Composites by Anthony M. Waas,Bhavani V. Sankar,M. W. Hyer Pdf

The fourth volume of the ASC series on advanced composites contains critical information on static and dynamic composite failure and how it is predicted and modeled using novel computational methods and micromechanical analysis.

Author : Erian Armanios,James Reeder
Publisher : DEStech Publications, Inc
Page : 1464 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781932078442

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American Society for Composites / American Society for Testing And Materials Committee D30 by Erian Armanios,James Reeder Pdf

Highlights the recent developments in the fundamental understanding of composites; important information for researchers and composite scientists.

Author : C. T. Sun
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1685 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002-10-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780849315015

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Proceedings of the American Society for Composites, Seventeenth Technical Conference by C. T. Sun Pdf

Author : Paul Robinson,Emile Greenhalgh,Silvestre Pinho
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780857095329

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Failure Mechanisms in Polymer Matrix Composites by Paul Robinson,Emile Greenhalgh,Silvestre Pinho Pdf

Polymer matrix composites are increasingly replacing traditional materials, such as metals, for applications in the aerospace, automotive and marine industries. Because of the relatively recent development of these composites there is extensive on-going research to improve the understanding and modelling of their behaviour – particularly their failure processes. As a consequence there is a strong demand among design engineers for the latest information on this behaviour in order to fully exploit the potential of these materials for a wide range of weight-sensitive applications. Failure mechanisms in polymer matrix composites explores the main types of composite failure and examines their implications in specific applications. Part one discusses various failure mechanisms, including a consideration of manufacturing defects and addressing a variety of loading forms such as impact and the implications for structural integrity. This part also reviews testing techniques and modelling methods for predicting potential failure in composites. Part two investigates the effects of polymer-matrix composite failure in a range of industries including aerospace, automotive and other transport, defence, marine and off-shore applications. Recycling issues and environmental factors affecting the use of composite materials are also considered. With its distinguished editors and international team of expert contributors Failure mechanisms in polymer matrix composites is a valuable reference for designers, scientists and research and development managers working in the increasing range of industries in which composite materials are extensively used. The book will also be a useful guide for academics studying in the composites field. Discusses various failure mechanisms, including manufacturing defects Reviews testing techniques and modelling methods for predicting potential failure Investigates failure in aerospace, automotive, defence, marine and off-shore applications