1st Edition
by Ahmed Elmarakbi (Author)
The automotive industry faces many
challenges, including increased global competition, the need for
higher-performance vehicles, a reduction in costs and tighter
environmental and safety requirements. The materials used in automotive
engineering play key roles in overcoming these issues: ultimately
lighter materials mean lighter vehicles and lower emissions. Composites
are being used increasingly in the automotive industry due to their
strength, quality and light weight.
Advanced Composite Materials for Automotive Applications: Structural Integrity and Crashworthiness
provides a comprehensive explanation of how advanced composite
materials, including FRPs, reinforced thermoplastics, carbon-based
composites and many others, are designed, processed and utilized in
vehicles. It includes technical explanations of composite materials in
vehicle design and analysis and covers all phases of composite design,
modelling, testing and failure analysis. It also sheds light on the
performance of existing materials including carbon composites and future
developments in automotive material technology which work towards
reducing the weight of the vehicle structure.
Key features:
- Chapters written by world-renowned authors and experts in their own fields
- Includes
detailed case studies and examples covering all aspects of composite
materials and their application in the automotive industries
- Unique topic integration between the impact, crash, failure, damage, analysis and modelling of composites
- Presents the state of the art in composite materials and their application in the automotive industry
- Integrates theory and practice in the fields of composite materials and automotive engineering
- Considers energy efficiency and environmental implications
Advanced Composite Materials for Automotive Applications: Structural Integrity and Crashworthiness is
a comprehensive reference for those working with composite materials in
both academia and industry, and is also a useful source of information
for those considering using composites in automotive applications in the
future.
