Abramovich H. Advanced Aerospace Materials...2ed 2023

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This book is for engineers and students of aerospace, materials and mechanical engineering. It covers the transition from aluminum to composite materials for aerospace structures and includes advanced analyses used in industries. New in the 2nd Edition is material on morphing structures, large deflection plates, nondestructive methods, vibration correlation technique for shear loaded plates, vibrations to measure physical properties, and more.
Preface
Introduction
Composite materials
Design formulas
Introduction to fatigue
Introduction to crack propagation analysis
Buckling of thin-walled structures
Vibrations of thin-walled structures
Dynamic buckling of thin-walled structures
Optimization of thin-walled structures
Structural health monitoring (SHM)
Vibration correlation technique
Morphing flying vehicles
Large deflections of columns and plates
Typical NDT methods: laser shearography and acoustic emission
Monitoring natural frequencies to yield material properties