Table of Contents

Session I: Curing, Bonding and Modelling.- Towards decision making in knowledge-based systems for composite cure.- Adhesive bonding in construction technology.- Nonlinear fracture mechanics models for fibre reinforced materials.- Session II: Composite Fabrication Technology.- Modelling three-dimensional composites.- Design-fabrication-performance relationship of advanced textile structural composites.- Modelling of filament winding technology.- Session III: Structural Behavior of Composites.- Material anisotropy and work strain characterized by stationary values of strain energy density function.- Constitutive laws for fibre reinforced ceramics.- On the fiber-governed bimodular constitutive models.- Genetic algorithms for the design of composite panels.- Session IV: Composite Beams and Plates.- On computational strategies for composite laminates.- Some aspects in the structural modelling of composite laminates.- Transverse cracking in laminated composites.- Some global aspects of fibre reinforcement efficiency in concrete.- Failure behavior and structural design of concrete members reinforced with continuous fiber reinforcing materials.- Session V: Interfaces and Fracture.- Interface structure analysis and fracture behaviour of inorganic composites.- Advanced fibre composites with engineered interfaces.- Interface property tailoring for pseudo strain-hardening cementitious composites.- Session VI: Damage and Fracture.- Experimental determination of the fractal dimension of disordered fracture surfaces.- Damage characterization, damage growth validation and repair consideration of advanced aircraft composite structures.- Near tip measurement of environmental effects on opening and growth of cracks in particulate composites.- Fracture mechanics parameters influencing themechanical properties of concrete composites.- Session VII: Thermoplastic Composites.- Fundamental aspects in manufacturing of thermoplastic composite materials.- Economic manufacturing techniques for continuous fibrereinforced thermoplastics in aircraft and automotive applications.- Forming techniques of advanced thermoplastic composite materials.- Session VIII: Joint, Airframe and Engine.- Bolted joint strength of graphite/epoxy laminates subjected to biaxial loading conditions.- A parametric study of structural adhesive joints for aerospace applications.- Impact damage and residual strength of forward fuselage composite panel.- Application of metal matrix composites for supersonic aeroplane engines.

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