MIL17, VOLUME 3: Polymer Matrix Composites: Materials Usage, Design, and Analysis gives you additional technical guidance on a wide variety of disciplines related to polymer matrix composites, including the use of data for the design and evaluation of composite structures. Because of the unique properties of composite materials compared to other materials (i.e. metals) the handbook provides guidance on how to apply the data presented in Volume 2. Chapters cover:

• Materials and Processes -- the Effect of Variability on Composite Properties

• Quality Control and Production Materials

• NEW Building Block Approach for Composite Structures

• Design and Analysis

• Structural Behavior of Joints

• NEW Damage Resistance, Durability, and Damage Tolerance

• Supportability

• Structural Reliability

• Thick Section Composites

• NEW Environmental Management

• Lessons Learned