Mechanics of Composite Materials

1. Fundamentals of the Mechanics of Composites. Representative volume element. Volumetric averaging. Homogeneous boundary conditions. Average strain theorem. Average stress theorem. Effective elastic moduli. Relations between averages-direct approach. Relations between averages - energy approach. 2. Basic Models in the Mechanics of Composites. The Voigt approximation. The Reuss approximation. Hill's theorem. The dilute approximation. The composite spheres model. The self-consistent scheme. The generalized self-consistent scheme. The differential scheme. The mori-tanaka theory. Exhelby equivalent inclusion method. 3. The Micromechanical Method of Cells. The method of cells for fiber reinforced materials. Coefficients of thermal expansion. Hill's relations. Thermal conductivities. Specific heats. The method of cells for short-fiber composites. Randomly reinforced materials. Periodically billlminated materials. 4. Strength and Fatigue Failure. Micromechanics prediction of composite failure. 5. Viscoelastic Behaviour of Composites. Linearly viscoelastic composites. Thermoviscoelastic behaviour of composites. Nonlinear viscoelastic behaviour of composites. 6. Nonlinear Behaviour of Resin Matrix Composites. Macromechanical analysis. Micromechanical analysis. 7. Initial Yield Surfaces of Metal Matrix Composites. The initiation of yielding in isotropic materials. Initial yielding of metal matrix composites. Investigation of the convexity of initial yield surfaces. 8. Inelastic Behaviour of Metal Matrix Composites. Constitutive equations of plasticity. Unified theories of viscoplasticity. Bodner-partom viscoplastic equations. Inelastic behaviour of laminated media. Inelastic behaviour of fibrous composites. Matrix mean-field and local-field. Subsequent yield surfaces prediction of metal matrix composites. Metal matrix composite laminates. Short-fiber metal-matrix composites. 9. Imperfect Bonding in Composites. General considerations. The flexible interface imperfect bonding model. Periodically billaminated materials. Fiber-reinforced materials. Short-fiber and particulate composites. The Coulomb frictional law for the modeling of interfacial damage in composites. Index.