Stress analysis of fiber-reinforced composite materials

Fibre-reinforced composite materials linear elastic stress-strain characteristics of fibre-reinforced material prediction of engineering properties using micromechanics the plane-stress assumption plane-stress stress-strain relations in a global coordinate system classical lamination theory - the Kirchoff hypothesis classical lamination theory - laminate stiffness matrix classical lamination theory - additional examples failure theories for fibre-reinforced materials - maximum stress criterion - failure theories for fibre-reinforced materials - the TSAI-Wu criterion environmentally-induced stresses in laminates through-thickness laminate strains introduction to fibre-reinforced laminated plates. Appendix - manufacturing composite laminates.