ABSTRACT

Engineering Design with Polymers and Composites, Second Edition continues to provide one of the only textbooks on the analysis and design of mechanical components made from polymer materials. It explains how to create polymer materials to meet design specifications. After tracing the history of polymers and composites, the text describes modern des

chapter 1|26 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|28 pages

Mechanical Properties of Polymers

chapter 3|25 pages

Viscoelastic Behavior of Polymers

chapter 4|13 pages

Creep and Fatigue Failure

chapter 5|25 pages

Impact Strength and Fracture Toughness

chapter 7|16 pages

Design Applications of Some Polymers

chapter 8|36 pages

Composite Material Mechanics

chapter 9|24 pages

Composite Laminate Failure

chapter 10|22 pages

Polymer Processing

chapter 11|16 pages

Adhesion of Polymers and Composites

chapter 12|22 pages

Polymer Fusing and Other Assembly Techniques

chapter 13|26 pages

Tribology of Polymers and Composites

chapter 15|16 pages

Rapid Prototyping with Polymers

chapter 16|18 pages

Piezoelectric Polymers