Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport

Design, Manufacturing, Analysis and Performance

Buch | Hardcover

474 Seiten

2016
Woodhead Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78242-325-6 (ISBN)

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Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport: Design, Manufacturing, Analysis and Performance provides a detailed review of lightweight composite materials and structures and discusses their use in the transport industry, specifically surface and air transport. The book covers materials selection, the properties and performance of materials, and structures, design solutions, and manufacturing techniques.

A broad range of different material classes is reviewed with emphasis on advanced materials. Chapters in the first two parts of the book consider the lightweight philosophy and current developments in manufacturing techniques for lightweight composite structures in the transport industry, with subsequent chapters in parts three to five discussing structural optimization and analysis, properties, and performance of lightweight composite structures, durability, damage tolerance and structural integrity. Final chapters present case studies on lightweight composite design for transport structures.

Prof. James Njuguna is the Academic Strategic Lead (Research) in Composite Materials at Robert Gordon University. He holds both PhD and MSc in Aeronautical Engineering from City, University of University. Dr. Njuguna is a Fellow of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. He is a former Marie Curie Fellow and Research Councils United Kingdom (RCUK) Fellow. He has held various academic positions at Cracow University of Technology (Poland) and Cranfield University (UK). His research interests are focused on polymer (nano)composites – their fabrication, characterisation of thermal and mechanical properties, and safe disposal.

Part One The Lightweight Philosophy: Materials Selection, Principles and Design Solutions
1 An Introduction to Lightweight Composite Materials and Their Use in Transport Structures
2 Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives on Lightweight Composite Structures: Aerospace vs. Automotive
3 The Automotive Body Lightweighting Design Philosophy Donald Baskin, Exponent
4 Weight Opportunities on Design Stage of Composite Components To Reduce Weight During Assembly Operations

Part Two Current Developments in Manufacturing Techniques for Lightweight Composite Structures in the Transport Industry
5 Cost Effective Composites Manufacturing Processes for Automotive Applications
6 Hybrid Polymer Composites for High Strain Rate Applications
7 Thermoset Resin Sandwich Structures

Part Three Structural Optimization and Structural Analysis: Modelling and Simulation
8 Weight Reduction by Optimized Reinforcement Structures

Part Four Durability, Damage Tolerance and Structural Integrity of Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport
9 Influence of Temperature on Mechanical Properties of Short Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyamide 6 and 66 Composites for Automotive Oil Pan Application
10 The Fatigue Behaviour of Composite Materials for High-temperature Applications
11 Flammability of Composites

Part Five Case studies on lightweight composite design for transport structures
12 Composite Materials for Aerospace Propulsion Related to Air and Space Transportation
13 Sustainable Lightweight Vehicle Design: A Case Study on Eco–Material Selection for Body–In–White
14 Lightweight Design and Crash Analysis of Composites
15 Re-Manufacturing and Whole-Life Costing of Lightweight Components
16 Polymer Nanocomposite Components: A Case Study on Gears
17 Manufacture and Testing of Lightweight Tubes for Rocketry and Centrifuges

Erscheinungsdatum	05.02.2016
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	620 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bauwesen
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-10	1-78242-325-7 / 1782423257
ISBN-13	978-1-78242-325-6 / 9781782423256
Zustand	Neuware