"Composites and Their Properties" ed. by Ning Hu

This book mainly deals with fabrication and property characterization of various composites by focusing on the following topics: functional and structural nanocomposites, numerical and theoretical modelling of various damages in long fiber reinforced composites and textile composites, design, processing and manufacturing technologies and their effects on mechanical properties of composites, characterization of mechanical and physical properties of various composites, and metal and ceramic matrix composites.

Composites are a class of material, which receives much attention not only because it is on the cutting edge of active material research fields due to appearance of many new types of composites, e.g., nanocomposites and bio-medical composites, but also because there are a great deal of promises for their potential applications in various industries ranging from aerospace to construction due to their various outstanding properties.

Contents
Preface
Section 1 Nanocomposites
1 Graphene-Boron Nitride Composite: A Material with Advanced Functionalities
2 Graphene Nanocomposites
3 Properties of MWNT-Containing Polymer Composite Materials Depending on Their Structure
4 C/Li2MnSi04 Nanocomposite Cathode Material for Li-Ion Batteries
Section 2 Damages and Fractures - Theoretical and Numerical Modeling
5 Biaxial Tensile Strength Characterization of Textile Composite Materials
6 Modelling of Fracture of Anisotropic Composite Materials Under Dynamic Loads
7 Finite Element Implementation of Failure and Damage Simulation in Composite Plates
8 Numerical Modelling of Damage Evolution and Failure Behavior of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites
9 Molecular Simulations on Interfacial Sliding of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Alumina Composites
Section 3 Design, Processing, and Manufacturing Technologies
10 Advanced Composite Materials by Resin Transfer Molding for Aerospace Applications
11 Netcentric Virtual Laboratories for Composite Materials
Section 4 Mechanical and Physical Properties of Composites
12 Characterizations of Environmental Composites
13 The Chosen Aspects of Materials and Construction Influence on the Tire Safety
14 Friction and Wear of Polymer and Composites
15 Frequency-Dependent Effective Material Parameters of Composites as a Function of Inclusion Shape
16 The Lightweight Composite Structure and Mechanical Properties of the Beetle Forewing
17 Comparative Review Study on Elastic Properties Modeling for Unidirectional Composite Materials
Section 5 Metal and Ceramic Matrix Composites
18 Manufacturing and Properties of Quartz (Si02) Particulate Reinforced AI-11.8%Si Matrix Composites
19 Characterisation of Aluminium Matrix Syntactic Foams Under Static and Dynamic Loading
20 YSZ Reinforced Ni-P Composite by Electroless Nickel Co-Deposition
21 Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Alumina Composite Materials