Table of Contents

Introduction

Summary

Load Concentration Factors in a Chain-of-Bundles Probability Model

Effect of Graphite Fiber/Epoxy Matrix Adhesion on Composite Fracture Behavior

Fracture Behavior of SiC Matrix Composites Reinforced with Helical Tantalum Fiber

First-Ply Failure of Graphite/Epoxy Laminates

Damage Initiation at Curved Free Edges: Application to Uniaxially Loaded Plates Containing Holes and Notches

Fracture Toughness of Fiber-Polymer Cement Concrete System

Knee Point and Post-Failure Behavior of Some Laminated Composites Subjected to Uniaxial Tension

Fatigue Behavior of Alumina Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Composites

An Evaluation of the Effects of Stacking Sequence and Thickness on the Fatigue Life of Quasi-Isotropic Graphite/Epoxy Laminates

Fatigue Response of Notched Graphite/Epoxy Laminates

Profiles of Fatigue Damage in Graphite/Epoxy Composites from Ultrasonic Transmission Power Spectra

Residual Stresses In and Around a Short Fiber in Metal Matrix Composites Due To Temperature Change

Finite-Element Analyses of Saint-Venant End Effects for Composite Materials

Analysis of Behavior of Fibrous Composite Compression Specimens

Effect of End-Tab Design on Tension Specimen Stress Concentrations

Stress and Deformation of the Sandwich Panel Having Curved Faceplates Under Pressure Loading

Dynamic Response of Flat Integrally Stiffened Graphite/Epoxy Panels Under Combined Acoustic and Shear Loads

Stability of Nonlinear Circumferential Waves in an Accelerated Spinning Rectilinearly Orthotropic Disk

Dispersive Wave Propagation in Random Particulate Composites

Impact Resistance of Fiber Composites: Energy-Absorbing Mechanisms and Environmental Effects

Ferrite-Resin Composite Material for Vibration Damping

Finite-Element Analysis of Interlaminar Shear Stress Due to Local Impact

Viscoelastic Buckling Analysis of Laminated Composite Columns

Design of Laminated Fibrous Composite Plates with Required Flexural Stiffness

Short Fiber Reinforced Magnetic Powder Cores

Developmental Researches on the Lightweight Structure for Future Satellite in the National Development Agency of Japan

Structure and Properties of an Integrated 3-D Fabric for Structural Composites

Manufacture of Carbon-Carbon Composites by Using Fine Coke and Its Properties

Fabrication of Silicon Carbide Fiber-Reinforced Aluminum Composites

Fabrication and Spin Tests of Thick Laminated S2-Glass Flywheel Disks

Toward Process Optimization by Monitoring the Electrical Properties During the Cure Cycle for CFRP

Work of Fracture in Metal Matrix Composites

Liquid Crystal Film Visualization Approach to Fracture in Composites

On the Streamline Specimen for Tension Testing of Composite Materials

Design for Ultimate Strength with a Chopped Glass-Filled Phenolic Composite: Critical Flaw Sensitivity, Residual Stress, Fiber Orientation

Fiber-Matrix Reaction Zone Growth Kinetics in SiC-Reinforced Ti-6Al-4V as Studied by Transmission Electron Microscopy

Effects of Vacuum and Temperature on Mechanical Properties of S2-Glass/Epoxy

Effect of Coatings on Interfacial Reaction in Tungsten/Nickel and Tungsten/316L Composites

Assessing the Corrosion Resistance of Metal Matrix Composite Materials in Marine Environments

Elevated-Temperature Internal Friction in an Oxide Dispersion-Strengthened Nickel-Chromium Alloy

Elastic Representation Surfaces of Unidirectional Graphite/Epoxy Composites

Shear Modulus of Epoxy Resin Under Compression

Thermal Expansion Coefficients of Misoriented Short-Fiber Reinforced Composites

On High-Velocity Brittleness and Ductility of Dual-Phase Steel and Some Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Index