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Engineering design with polymers and composites / James C. Gerdeen, Ronald A.L. Rorrer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gerdeen, James C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Polymers.
- Composite materials.
- Engineering design.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (408 p.)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- IntroductionIntroductionHistory of PolymersHistory of CompositesExamples of Polymers and Composites in UseDefinitions and ClassificationsIdentification of PlasticsRaw Materials and Production of PolymersChemical StructuresGlass Transition and Melting TemperaturesMechanical Properties of PolymersIntroductionTensile PropertiesStatic Failure TheoriesCreep PropertiesRelaxation PropertiesDynamic PropertiesLarge Strain DefinitionsAnalysis of DampingTime Hardening CreepIsochronous Creep CurvesViscoelastic Behavior of PolymersMechanical ModelsMathematical ModelsThe Maxwell FluidThe Kelvin SolidThe Fou
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgment; Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Mechanical Properties of Polymers; Chapter 3: Viscoelastic Behavior of Polymers; Chapter 4: Creep and Fatigue Failure; Chapter 5: Impact Strength and Fracture Toughness; Chapter 6: Selection of Polymers for Design Applications; Chapter 7: Design Applications of Some Polymers; Chapter 8: Composite Material Mechanics; Chapter 9: Composite Laminate Failure; Chapter 10: Polymer Processing; Chapter 11: Adhesion of Polymers and Composites; Chapter 12: Polymer Fusing and Other Assembly Techniques
- Chapter 13: Tribology of Polymers and CompositesChapter 14: Damping and Isolation with Polymers and Composites; Chapter 15: Rapid Prototyping with Polymers; Chapter 16: Piezoelectric Polymers; Appendix A: Conversion Factors; Appendix B: Area Moments of Inertia; Appendix C: Beam Reactions and Displacements; Appendix D: Laminate MATLAB® or Octave Code; Appendix E: Sample Input/Output for Laminate Program; Appendix F: Composite Materials Properties; Appendix G: Thermal and Electrical Properties
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4398-8553-2
- 0-429-10721-8
- 1-4398-6053-X
- 1-62870-937-5
- 9780429107214
- OCLC:
- 908078043
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