1997 Features
12/29/97 - Factors of
Safety
Structural analysis contains many uncertainties, so engineers design
in extra margin.
12/22/97 - The F-117A
Crash
The final report has been released describing the cause of the crash.
12/15/97 - Best of the
Net: Material Suppliers
Which all-in-one material supplier has the best Web site? Check here
for the answer.
12/08/97 - Feature
Updates
Updates to the Composite Wing Design and Job Hunting Features.
11/24/97 - Composite
Wing Design
A detailed look at a typical composite wing.
11/17/97 - I-DEAS Part
Design Course
A review of the first course in the SDRC I-DEAS
training series.
11/03/97 - DTIC
Databases
How to use the DoD document database with full
text documents online.
10/27/97 - Homestead
Bridge
A detailed story about a composite pedestrain bridge
in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Lots of pictures.
10/20/97 - Book
Review
Theory of Composites Design, by Stephen Tsai.
10/13/97 - The
Pultrusion Process
A brief introduction to the pultrusion
process. Lots of pictures.
10/06/97 - Book
Review
Fatigue of Composite Materials, by Ramesh
Talreja.
09/29/97 - Software
Review: Interactive Tutorial
A look at Stephen Tsai's and
Kevin Liu's online textbook and collection of Java applets for
composite calculations.
09/22/97 - Random
Links
My bookmark file is growing much faster than I can add
links on this site. Take a random trip with me to some interesting
composite sites.
09/15/97
- FORTE: The All-Composite Satellite
A detailed look
at the FORTE composite structure in two parts. Also a one part
version for fast connections.
09/08/97
- Software Review: The Laminator
An inexpensive
program for Classical Laminated Plate Theory calculations.
09/01/97
- Coordinate System Transformation of Poisson's
Ratio
An example of transforming orthotropic elastic constants.
08/25/97
- Product Review
Auto-Vac Bagging System Plus from
Aerospace Composite Products.
08/18/97
- Book Review
Principles of Composite Materials
Mechanics by Ronald F. Gibson.
08/11/97
- Honeycomb Is Not Isotropic!
Learn why honeycomb
in-plane properties vary with direction and how this affects designs.
08/04/97
- Book Review
An Introduction to Composite
Materials by D. Hull and T.W. Clyne.
07/28/97
- Job Hunting
Some personal experiences, and some
advice, on finding jobs in the composites industry.
07/21/97
- Book Review
Dynamic Loading and Characterization of
Fiber-Reinforced Composites, by Robert L. Sierakowski and Shive
K. Chaturvedi.
07/07/97
- Composite YellowPages Giveaway
Send me an e-mail
for a chance to win a copy of the Composites Technology 1997
YellowPages.
06/30/97
- Product Reviews
Scissors, braided cord,
unidirectional graphite, and a mini book review.
06/23/97
- Tools of the Trade
The basic tools you need for
laying up composites.
06/16/97
- Book Review
An Introduction to Composite
Products, by Kevin Potter.
06/09/97
- Statistics and Strength
See how statistics can
affect the strength of real composite structures.
06/02/97
- What's a Composite?
If you've ever asked that
question, this feature will give you the answer.
05/26/97
- Usenet Newsgroups
Brief review of those newsgroups
which discuss composite materials.
05/19/97
- UCLA Extension Short Courses
Information about the
UCLA Extension Short Courses on Materials and Structural Engineering.
05/12/97
- Book Review
Composites Engineering
Handbook, edited by P.K. Mallick.
05/05/97
- Kevlar®
Description of Kevlar fibers,
including their properties and applications.
04/28/97
- Fabric Terminology
Definitions of the terms most
commonly used to describe fabrics used in composites.
04/21/97
- SAMPE Preview
Here's a quick look at what to
expect at the annual International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition.
04/14/97
- Buying Materials
Where to buy small
quantities of dry fabrics and tapes.
04/07/97
- Essential Reference Books
A brief review
of the three reference books that every composites engineer
needs.
