Bringing together materials mechanics and modelling, this book provides a complete guide to damage mechanics of composite materials for engineers.

Understanding damage and failure of composite materials is critical for reliable and cost-effective engineering design. Bringing together materials mechanics an

This monograph presents recent research findings on fracture properties and behavior of the composites, and their damage and cracking process under both quasi-s

The advantages of composite materials include a high specific strength and stiffness, formability, and a comparative resistance to fatigue cracking and corrosio

Damage Modeling of Composite Structures: Strength, Fracture, and Finite Element Analysis provides readers with a fundamental overview of the mechanics of compos