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Composite Materials: Design and Applications

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This book an excellent source of information regarding composite manufacturing, design and analysis. I used it in a graduate-level composites course and have continued to use it in my daily work as an engineer at Boeing. The book was well thought out and you can't really tell it was translated from French (I was reluctant about that before I bought it). I'd highly reccommend this book for anyone wanting to learn more about composite materials. This book has something for everyone: designer, analyst, project manager, etc.

This is one of the only composite text books that I have used the actually has example calculations, rather than just theory. Attempting examples gives confidence to the reader that they have understood the theory.

It does not cover the theory and manufacture in as much detail as other textbooks, but I would recommend it by even by itself. Combined with another text that covers theory and manufacture in more detail, it is perfect.

I used to work in the aerospace structures business as an engineer and marketer. I have found this book to be very thorough and it covers the material in significant detail. I have found, in a couple spots, what I think are omissions of definitions for variables in the equations. When I look at an equation I want to be able to easily trace the meaning of each variable and that has been a challenge in one or two spots in this book. I understand that it has been translated from its original language and, perhaps, this is a result from that translation. Would I buy this book again? Certainly! It's a great text on the subject and an excellent investment for one looking to do design, analysis, or manufacture of composite structures.

This book was beyond my scope, but I believe would be well suited for someone more focused on the math/engineering side of composites. Lots of formulas in this book.