Handbook of Advances in Braided Composite Materials: Theory, Production, Testing and Applications focuses on the fundamentals of these materials and their associated technology. It provides a one-stop resource that outlines all the significant issues about structural braiding, providing readers with the means by which to produce, test, and design braided composite material structures. It documents the latest research findings into these advanced materials and provides new ideas to encourage greater use of the technology.
1. 1. Introduction to braided composites - p. 1 2. 2. Working with the braided composite app - p. 23 3. Part One. Manufacturing and advanced testing of braided composite materials - p. 43 4. 3. Manufacturing processes for braided composite materials - p. 47 5. 3.1. Introduction - p. 47 6. 3.2. Basic components of a braiding machine - p. 50 7. 3.3. Types of braiders - p. 55 8. 3.4. Variables of braiding - p. 73 9. 3.5. A comparison of two-dimensional braiding and filament winding - p. 82 10. 3.6. Kinematics of braiding manufacturing - p. 93 11. 3.7. Process selection for 3-D braiding - p. 107 12. 3.8. The cost of braided composite materials - p. 126 13. 3.9. Automation - p. 129 14. 3.10. Conclusions - p. 134 15. 3.11. Future trends - p. 135 16. Sources of further information and advice - p. 136 17. 4. Advanced testing of braided composite materials - p. 155 18. Part Two. Predicting properties and designing braided composite materials - p. 204 19. 5. Introduction to braided composite material behavior - p. 207 20. 6. Micromechanics for braided composites - p. 239 21. 7. Ply mechanics for braided composite materials - p. 259 22. 7.1. Introduction - p. 259 23. 7.2. Basic concepts - p. 259 24. 7.3. Stress and strain relationships - p. 265 25. 7.4. Stress and strain relations for a generally orthotropic lamina - p. 278 26. 7.5. Failure criteria for an orthotropic lamina - p. 289 27. 7.6. Conclusion - p. 304 28. 7.7. Commentary on likely future trends - p. 304 29. Sources of further information and advice - p. 305 30. 8. Macromechanics of composite materials - p. 307 31. 9. Advances in 2-D and 3-D braided composite material modeling - p. 321 32. 9.1. Introduction - p. 321 33. 9.2. Two-dimensional braided composite analytical models - p. 321 34. 9.3. Three-dimensional braided composite analytical models - p. 340 35. 9.4. Finite element analysis models - p. 350 36. 9.5. Future trends - p. 357 37. Sources of further information and advice - p. 357 38. 10. Design of braided composite materials - p. 365 39. Part Three. The next generation of braided composite materials: applications - p. 394 40. 11. Shape memory composites and braids - p. 397 41. 12. Nano- and microstructures in and for braids - p. 409 42. 13. Electrospinning for braiding - p. 419 43. 14. Braidtrusion - p. 433 44. 15. Green braided composites - p. 451 45. Index - p. 467
Handbook of Advances in Braided Composite Materials: Theory, Production, Testing and Applications focuses on the fundamentals of these materials and their associated technology. It provides a one-stop resource that outlines all the significant issues about structural braiding, providing readers with the means by which to produce, test, and design braided composite material structures. It documents the latest research findings into these advanced materials and provides new ideas to encourage greater use of the technology.
1. 1. Introduction to braided composites - p. 1 2. 2. Working with the braided composite app - p. 23 3. Part One. Manufacturing and advanced testing of braided composite materials - p. 43 4. 3. Manufacturing processes for braided composite materials - p. 47 5. 3.1. Introduction - p. 47 6. 3.2. Basic components of a braiding machine - p. 50 7. 3.3. Types of braiders - p. 55 8. 3.4. Variables of braiding - p. 73 9. 3.5. A comparison of two-dimensional braiding and filament winding - p. 82 10. 3.6. Kinematics of braiding manufacturing - p. 93 11. 3.7. Process selection for 3-D braiding - p. 107 12. 3.8. The cost of braided composite materials - p. 126 13. 3.9. Automation - p. 129 14. 3.10. Conclusions - p. 134 15. 3.11. Future trends - p. 135 16. Sources of further information and advice - p. 136 17. 4. Advanced testing of braided composite materials - p. 155 18. Part Two. Predicting properties and designing braided composite materials - p. 204 19. 5. Introduction to braided composite material behavior - p. 207 20. 6. Micromechanics for braided composites - p. 239 21. 7. Ply mechanics for braided composite materials - p. 259 22. 7.1. Introduction - p. 259 23. 7.2. Basic concepts - p. 259 24. 7.3. Stress and strain relationships - p. 265 25. 7.4. Stress and strain relations for a generally orthotropic lamina - p. 278 26. 7.5. Failure criteria for an orthotropic lamina - p. 289 27. 7.6. Conclusion - p. 304 28. 7.7. Commentary on likely future trends - p. 304 29. Sources of further information and advice - p. 305 30. 8. Macromechanics of composite materials - p. 307 31. 9. Advances in 2-D and 3-D braided composite material modeling - p. 321 32. 9.1. Introduction - p. 321 33. 9.2. Two-dimensional braided composite analytical models - p. 321 34. 9.3. Three-dimensional braided composite analytical models - p. 340 35. 9.4. Finite element analysis models - p. 350 36. 9.5. Future trends - p. 357 37. Sources of further information and advice - p. 357 38. 10. Design of braided composite materials - p. 365 39. Part Three. The next generation of braided composite materials: applications - p. 394 40. 11. Shape memory composites and braids - p. 397 41. 12. Nano- and microstructures in and for braids - p. 409 42. 13. Electrospinning for braiding - p. 419 43. 14. Braidtrusion - p. 433 44. 15. Green braided composites - p. 451 45. Index - p. 467
