Note publique d'information : 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.