The Mesophase Concept in Composites / / P. S. Theocaris.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Physical Sciences <1990
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2022]
©1987
Year of Publication:2022
Edition:Reprint 2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (298 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • I. Preface
  • II. Introduction
  • III. Models for Composite Materials
  • III.1 General Aspects
  • III.2 The Three-Layer Model for Particulates Based on Thermal Expansion Measurements
  • III.3 The Three-Cylinder Model for Short Fibers
  • III.4 The Unfolding Models for Particulates
  • III.5 The Unfolding Models for Fiber-Reinforced Composites
  • IV. Retardation Spectra of Composites Indicating the Existence of a Mesophase
  • V. Static and Dynamic Properties of Composites as Influenced by the Mesophase
  • V.1 Static and Dynamic Moduli in Fiber Composites
  • V.2 Influence of the Mesophase on the Loss Tangent of Fiber Composites
  • V.3 Dynamic Properties of Particulates
  • V.4 Mechanical Properties of Particulates
  • V.5 Evaluation of Static and Dynamic Moduli in Particulates
  • VI. The Influence of the Mesophase on the Thermal Behavior of Composites
  • VI.1 Thermal Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Composites
  • VI.2 Thermal Properties of Particulates and Volume-Fraction of the Mesophase
  • VII. The Glass Transition of Composites and Influence of the Mesophase
  • VII.1 Variation of the Glass-Transition Temperature with Direction of Fibers in Composites
  • VII.2 Influence of the Mesophase on the Glass Transition of Particulates
  • VIII. Mechanisms of Moisture Absorption in Composites
  • IX. Shrinkage Stress at the Mesophase Developed During Casting
  • IX.1 Shrinkage Stress in Fiber-Reinforced Composites
  • IX.2 Shrinkage Stress in Particulates
  • IX.3 Shrinkage Stress Distribution Along a Fiber
  • X. Stress Singularities at the Mesophase due to the Geometry of Inclusions
  • X.1 General Aspects
  • X,2 Effect of Singularities at the Extremities of Fibers
  • X.3 Effect of Stress Raisers
  • XI. Stress Singularities in Cracked Phases
  • XI.1 Order of Singularities at the Apices of Multiwedges
  • XI.2 The Optical Method of Caustics for the Study of Singularities
  • XI.3 Singularities at Crack Tips of General Curvilinear Interfaces
  • XI.4 Composites Plates with Cracked or Notched Phases
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index