Major Accomplishments in Composite Materials and Sandwich Structures

Preface; List of Contributors; A. COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES: Mechanical and Failure Behavior: Accelerated Testing for Long-Term Durability of Various FRP Laminates for Marine Use, by Y. Miyano and M. Nakada; 2. Carbon Fiber – Vinyl Ester Interfacial Adhesion Improvement by the Use of an Epoxy Coating , by F. Vautard, L. Xu and LT. Drzal; 3. A Physically Based Cumulative Damage Formalism, by R. M. Christensen; 4. Delamination of Composite Cylinders, by P. Davies and L. A. Carlsson; Dynamic Effects: Fiber-Reinforced Composites, by R. C. Batra and N.M. Hassan; 2. Post-Impact Fatigue Behavior of Woven and Knitted Fabric CFRP Laminates for Marine Use, by I. Kimpara and H. Saito; 3. Dynamic Interaction of Multiple Damage Mechanisms in Composite Structures, by R. Massabò; 4. State-of-the-Art in Impulsive Loading of Marine Composites, by M. Porfiri and N. Gupta; B: SANDWICH MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES: Mechanical and Failure Behavior: Failure Modes of Composite Sandwich Beams, by I.M. Daniel and E.E. Gdoutos; 2. Localised Effects in Sandwich Structures with Internal Core Junctions: Modelling and Experimental Characterisation of Load Response, Failure and Fatigue, by M. Johannes and O. T. Thomsen; 3. Damage Tolerance of Naval Sandwich Panels, by D. Zenkert; 4. Size Effect on Fracture of Composite and Sandwich Structures, by E. E. Gdoutos and Z. P. Bazant; 5. Elasticity Solutions for the Buckling of Thick Composite and Sandwich Cylindrical Shells under External Pressure, by G. Kardomateas; 6. An Improved Methodology for Measuring the Interfacial Toughness of Sandwich Beams, by Q. Bing and B. D. Davidson; 7. Structural Performance of Eco-Core Sandwich Panels, by K. Shivakumar and H. Chen; 8. The Use of Neural Networks to Detect Damage in Sandwich Composites, by D. Serrano, F. A. Just-Agosto, B. Shafiq and A. Cecchini; 8. On the Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Composite Material Structures, by J. Vinson; 10. Application of Acoustic Emission Technology to theCharacterization and Damage Monitoring of Advanced Composites, by E. O. Ayorinde; Dynamic Effects: Ballistic Impacts on Composite and Sandwich Structures, by S. Abrate; 2. Performance of Novel Composites and Sandwich Structures under Blast Loading, by A. Shukla, S. A. Tekalur, N. Gardner, M. Jackson and E. Wang; 3. Single and Multisite Impact Response of S2-Glass/Epoxy Balsa Wood Core Sandwich Composites, by L.J. Deka and U. K. Vaidya; 4. Real-time Experimental Investigation on Dynamic Failure of Sandwich Structures and Layered Materials, by L. R. Xu and A.J. Rosakis; 5. Characterization of Fatigue Behavior of Composite Sandwich Structures at Sub-zero Temperatures, by S. M. Soni, R. F. Gibson and E.O. Ayorinde; 6. Impact and Blast Resistance of Sandwich Plates, by G. J. Dvorak, Y. A. Bahei-El-Din and A. P. Suvorov; 7. Modeling Blast and High Velocity Impact of Composite Sandwich Panels, by M. S Hoo Fatt, L. Palla and D. Sirivolu; C. CONSTITUENT MATERIALS: 1. Effect of Nanoparticle Dispersion on Polymer Matrix and their Fiber Nanocomposites, by M.F. Uddin and C.T. Sun; 2. Experimental and Analytical Analysis of Mechanical Response and Deformation Mode Selection in Balsa Wood, by M. Vural and G. Ravichandran; 3. Mechanics of PAN Nanofibers, by I. Chasiotis and M. Naraghi; 4. Characterization of Deformation and Failure Modes of Ordinary and Auxetic Foams at Different Length Scales, by Fu-pen Chiang; 5. Fracture of Brittle Lattice Materials: A Review, by I. Quintana-Alonso and N. A. Fleck; Author Index.