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Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport
Design, Manufacturing, Analysis and Performance
1st Edition - January 22, 2016
Editor: James Njuguna
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9781782423256
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eBook ISBN:9781782423430
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Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport: Design, Manufacturing, Analysis and Performance provides a detailed review of lightweight composite materials and structures and discusses their use in the transport industry, specifically surface and air transport. The book covers materials selection, the properties and performance of materials, and structures, design solutions, and manufacturing techniques.
A broad range of different material classes is reviewed with emphasis on advanced materials. Chapters in the first two parts of the book consider the lightweight philosophy and current developments in manufacturing techniques for lightweight composite structures in the transport industry, with subsequent chapters in parts three to five discussing structural optimization and analysis, properties, and performance of lightweight composite structures, durability, damage tolerance and structural integrity. Final chapters present case studies on lightweight composite design for transport structures.
Comprehensively covers materials selection, design solutions, manufacturing techniques, structural analysis, and performance of lightweight composite structures in the transport industry
Includes commentary from leading industrial and academic experts in the field who present cutting-edge research on advanced lightweight materials for the transport industry
Includes case studies on lightweight composite design for transport structures
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Preface
Part One. The lightweight philosophy: materials selection, principles and design solutions
1. An introduction to lightweight composite materials and their use in transport structures
1.1. Background
1.2. Polymers—general introduction
1.3. Engineering polymers—selected examples
1.4. Reinforced composites
1.5. Sandwich composites
1.6. Outlook
2. Challenges, opportunities, and perspectives on lightweight composite structures: Aerospace versus automotive
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Manufacturing, use, and performance requirements
2.3. Design and analysis
2.4. Market and supply issues
2.5. Conclusions
3. Opportunities in the design stage of composite components to reduce weight during assembly operations
3.1. Benefits of composite parts
3.2. Shortcomings of composite parts
3.3. Weight opportunities in assembly
3.4. Conclusions
4. The automotive body lightweighting design philosophy
4.1. Introduction
4.2. The automotive lightweighting design philosophy
4.3. The mid-spectrum concept
4.4. High-performance composite materials and realizing the mid-spectrum concept in automotive primary structure
4.5. Future trends: how autonomous vehicles will enable mass reduction
4.6. Summary
Part Two. Current developments in manufacturing techniques for lightweight composite structures in the transport industry
5. Cost-effective composites manufacturing processes for automotive applications
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Resin transfer molding
5.3. Vacuum-assisted resin infusion process
5.4. Quickstep processing
5.5. Review of other processes
5.6. Summary
Additional reading
6. Hybrid polymer composites for high strain rate applications
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Continuous fibre reinforcements
6.3. Nanoparticle reinforcements
6.4. Fibre metal laminates
6.5. Damping and vibration properties in hybrid composites
6.6. Future research trends
Further reading
7. Thermoset resin sandwich structures
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Experimental
7.3. Results and discussion
7.4. Conclusion
Part Three. Structural optimization and structural analysis: modelling and simulation
8. Weight reduction by optimized reinforcement structures
8.1. Traditional reinforcement structures and their limitations
8.2. Spread-tow fabric history
8.3. Spread-tow products
8.4. Reinforcement flexibility
8.5. Mechanical performance
8.6. Challenges in testing large unit cell specimens
8.7. Examples of customer cases
8.8. Conclusions and future outlook
Part Four. Durability, damage tolerance and structural integrity of lightweight composite structures in transport
9. Influence of temperature on mechanical properties of short glass fibre-reinforced polyamide 6 and 66 composites for automotive oil pan application
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Experiments
9.3. Finite element analysis
9.4. Results and discussion
9.5. Conclusions
10. The fatigue behavior of composite materials for high-temperature applications
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Basic fatigue failure
10.3. Environmental factors in fatigue and general properties of polymers
10.4. Fatigue failure of polymers at high temperature
10.5. Fatigue of composite polymers
10.6. Fatigue of high-temperature thermoplastics (PPS and PEEK)
Abbreviations and symbols
11. Sustainable lightweight vehicle design: A case study in eco-material selection for body-in-white
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Sustainability and material selection
11.3. Material selection method for sustainable automobile bodies
11.4. Material selection indices and their role in the material selection process
11.5. Example: material selection for recyclable B-pillar
11.6. Life-cycle assessment model
11.7. The cost of vehicle weight reduction
11.8. Summary
Part Five. Case studies on lightweight composite design for transport structures
12. Composite materials for aerospace propulsion related to air and space transportation
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Aircraft gas turbine engine
12.3. Rocket propulsion
12.4. Hypersonic air-breathing propulsion
12.5. Summary and conclusion
13. Lightweight design and crash analysis of composites
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Lightweight analysis from an energetic point of view
13.3. Definition of impact attenuators
13.4. Experimental tests
13.5. Finite element modeling
13.6. Results and discussion
13.7. Conclusions
14. Flammability of composites
14.1. Introduction
14.2. Mode of action of flame retardants
14.3. Classification of flame retardants
14.4. Future vision
14.5. Case study
14.6. Conclusions
15. Remanufacturing and whole-life costing of lightweight components
15.1. Product end of life
15.2. End of life of automotive components
15.3. Remanufacturing process for end-of-life automotive components
15.4. Whole-life cost
15.5. Optimising end-of-life cost
15.6. Summary
16. Polymer nanocomposite components: A case study on gears
16.1. Polymer nanocomposites
16.2. Polymer nanocomposite carbon nanotube/polyoxymethylene gears case study
17. Manufacture and testing of lightweight tubes for rocketry and centrifuges
17.1. Introduction
17.2. Filament winding materials
17.3. Filament winding in rocketry, defense, and aerospace
17.4. Damage assessment and prevention
17.5. Conclusions
Index
No. of pages: 474
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: January 22, 2016
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
Hardback ISBN: 9781782423256
eBook ISBN: 9781782423430
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James Njuguna
Prof. James Njuguna is the Academic Strategic Lead (Research) in Composite Materials at Robert Gordon University. He holds both PhD and MSc in Aeronautical Engineering from City, University of University. Dr. Njuguna is a Fellow of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. He is a former Marie Curie Fellow and Research Councils United Kingdom (RCUK) Fellow. He has held various academic positions at Cracow University of Technology (Poland) and Cranfield University (UK). His research interests are focused on polymer (nano)composites – their fabrication, characterisation of thermal and mechanical properties, and safe disposal.
Affiliations and expertise
Academic Strategic Lead (Research) in Composite Materials, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
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