Table of Contents

Theory and Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates.- Micromechanics Analysis of Composite Materials.- Prediction of the Effective Damage Properties and Failure Properties of Non Linear Anisotropic Discontinuous Reinforced Composites.- Mechanics of Three-Dimensional Textile Structural Composites: Processing.- Mechanics of Three-Dimensional Textile Structural Composites: Analysis.- Mechanics of Three-Dimensional Textile Structural Composites: Performance Modeling.- Testing and Modeling of Inelastic Behavior of Fibrous Composites.- Characterization of Strain Rate-Dependent Behavior in Polymeric Composites.- A Treatment of Interfacial Cracks in the Presence of Friction.- Impact and High Rate Testing of Composites: An Overview.- Impact and High Rate Testing of Composites: High Rate Delamination Testing.- Composite for Marine Applications Part 1. Testing of Materials and Structures for Surface Vessels.- Composite for Marine Applications Part 2. Underwater Structures.- Examples fo Non-Destructive Testing of Glass- and Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Matrix Composites.- Towards Standardised Intertaminar Fracture Tests for Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Matrix Composites.- Advantages and Disadvantages of Thermoset and Thermoplastic Matrices for Continuous Fibre Composites.- Hygrothermal Ageing of Glass Reinforced Composite Pipes.- Composite Pipes Based on Thermoplastic Matrices Reinforced by Continuous Fibres.- Impact Damage of Composite Structures.- Remarks on Linear and Nonlinear Variational Design Sensitivity Analysis.- Remarks on Computing the Energy Release Rate and its Sensitivities.- Some Remarks on Robust Design.- Optimization of Thin-Walled Structures.- Theory and Computation of Multilayer Composites.- Theory and Computation of Damage and Failure of Composites.-Optimal Design of Composite Structures with Integrated Piezoelectric Laminae.- Optimization of Composite Structures Using Response Surface Approximations.- Genetic Algorithms for Optimization of Composite Laminates.- Identification Techniques in Composite Laminates.- Sensitivity Analysis and Inverse Problems for Laminates and Materials.- Asymptotic Approach to Optimal Structural Design with Brittle-Fracture Constraints Part 1: Prototype Problem.- Asymptotic Approach to Optimal Structural Design with Brittle-Fracture Constraints Part 2: Deterministic and Stochastic Problems.- Some Composite Structures Experiences at NASA Langley Research Center.- Prospects os Smart Structures for Future Aircraft.

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