Materials Science » Composite Materials

Advances in Composite Materials - Ecodesign and Analysis

Edited by Brahim Attaf, ISBN 978-953-307-150-3, Hard cover, 642 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published March 16, 2011 under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license
DOI: 10.5772/580

By adopting the principles of sustainable design and cleaner production, this important book opens a new challenge in the world of composite materials and explores the achieved advancements of specialists in their respective areas of research and innovation. Contributions coming from both spaces of academia and industry were so diversified that the 28 chapters composing the book have been grouped into the following main parts: sustainable materials and ecodesign aspects, composite materials and curing processes, modelling and testing, strength of adhesive joints, characterization and thermal behaviour, all of which provides an invaluable overview of this fascinating subject area. Results achieved from theoretical, numerical and experimental investigations can help designers, manufacturers and suppliers involved with high-tech composite materials to boost competitiveness and innovation productivity.