These proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Developments in Durability Analysis of Composite Systems, Duracosys 99, held in Brussels in July 1999, follows 3 other conferences on the same subject, 1990, 1995 and 1997 and covers the general problem related to the damage initiation and development, the failure criteria and the specific aspects related to fatigue, creep behaviour, moisture diffusion, temperature variations, design elements and the problems of the joining systems. Experimental aspects and nondestructive techniques are also discussed.
The content of these proceedings will be very helpful for all those, from material scientists to design engineers, who need information on the long term behaviour and structural integrity of constructions where composite materials are used.
Contains papers from a July 1999 conference, related to damage initiation and development, failure criteria, and specific aspects related to fatigue, creep behavior, moisture diffusion, temperature variations, and design elements. Experimental aspects and nondestructive techniques are also discussed. Specific topics include fatigue behavior of single lap adhesive composite joints, aging and long-term behavior of composite tubes, durability of reinforced concrete beams repaired by composites under creep and fatigue loading, and creep and stress relaxation of composite cylinders. Cardon is affiliated with Free University, Brussels, Belgium. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The papers from these proceedings address experimental and analytical methods for the characterization and analysis of modern composite and adhesive systems. They have been produced to provide understanding that can be used to design safe, reliable engineering components.
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