Modeling the Effect of Damage in Composite Structures - Simplified Approaches

Comprehensively covers new and existing methods for the design and analysis of composites structures with damage present

Provides efficient and accurate approaches for analysing structures with holes and impact damage Introduces a new methodology for fatigue analysis of composites Provides design guidelines, and step by step descriptions of how to apply the methods, along with evaluation of their accuracy and applicability Includes problems and exercises Accompanied by a website hosting lecture slides and solutions