Composite Reinforcements for Optimum Performance

Part I Materials for reinforcements in composites
1. Fibers for composite reinforcement: properties and microstructures
2. Carbon nanotube reinforcements for composites
3. Ceramic reinforcements for composites

Part II Structures for reinforcements in composites
4. Woven reinforcements for composites
5. Braided reinforcements for composites
6. Three-dimensional (3D) fiber reinforcements for composites
7. Modelling the geometry of textile reinforcements for composites: WiseTex
8. Modelling the geometry of textile reinforcements for composites: TexGen

Part III Properties of composite reinforcements
9. In-plane shear properties of woven fabric reinforced composites
10. Biaxial tensile properties of reinforcements in composites
11. Transverse compression properties of composite reinforcements
12. Bending properties of reinforcements in composites
13. Friction properties of reinforcements in composites
14. Permeability properties of reinforcements in composites

Part IV Characterising and modelling reinforcements in composites
15. Microscopic approaches for understanding the mechanical behavior of reinforcements in composites
16. Mesoscopic approaches for understanding the mechanical behavior of reinforcements in composites
17. Continuous models for analyzing the mechanical behavior of reinforcements in composites
18. X-ray tomography analysis of the mechanical behavior of reinforcements in composites
19. Flow modeling in composite reinforcements
20. Modelling short fiber polymer reinforcements for composites
21. Modelling composite reinforcement forming processes

Composite Reinforcements for Optimum Performance, Second Edition, has been brought fully up to date with the latest developments in the field. It reviews the materials, properties and modelling techniques used in composite production and highlights their uses in optimizing performance.

Part I covers materials for reinforcements in composites, including chapters on fibers, carbon nanotubes and ceramics as reinforcement materials. In Part II, different types of structures for reinforcements are discussed, with chapters covering woven and braided reinforcements, three-dimensional fibre structures and two methods of modelling the geometry of textile reinforcements: WiseTex and TexGen. Part III focuses on the properties of composite reinforcements, with chapters on topics such as in-plane shear properties, transverse compression, bending and permeability properties. Finally, Part IV covers the characterization and modelling of reinforcements in composites, with chapters focusing on microscopic and mesoscopic approaches, X-ray tomography analysis and modelling reinforcement forming processes.

With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Composite Reinforcements for Optimum Performance, Second Edition, is an essential reference for designers and engineers working in the composite and composite reinforcement manufacturing industry, as well as all those with an academic research interest in the subject.

• Discusses the characterization and modeling of reinforcements in composites, focusing on such topics as microscopic and mesoscopic approaches, X-ray tomography analysis, and modeling reinforcement forming processes
• Provides comprehensive coverage of the types and properties of reinforcement in composites, along with their production and performance optimization
• Includes sections on NCF (non-crimp fabrics), natural fiber reinforcements, tufting composite reinforcements, sustainability, multiscale modeling, knitted reinforcements, and more

Academic researchers and industrial engineers and materials scientists working with the manufacture of polymer components in ceramics and mechanical and aerospace engineering