Abstract: Difficulty in material selection is often mentioned as a reason for lengthy design cycles. Problems dealing with material selection play a central role in almost all design and are generally ...

Abstract: The use of composite materials has provided designers with increased opportunities for tailoring structures and materials to meet load requirements and changing and demanding environments. This ...

Abstract: The layout of fiber composite structures compared to that of structures made from conventional homogeneous isotropic materials is far more difficult, because a fiber composite (laminate) is built ...