Lightweight composite structures in transport : design, manufacturing, analysis and performance

Front Cover; Related titles; Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering; Preface; One -- The lightweight philosophy: materials selection, principles and design solutions; 1 -- An introduct...
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Front Cover; Related titles; Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering; Preface; One -- The lightweight philosophy: materials selection, principles and design solutions; 1 -- An introduction to lightweight composite materials and their use in transport structures; 1.1 Background; 1.1.1 Lightweighting benefits-automotive example; 1.1.2 Historical overview on composites; 1.2 Polymers-general introduction; 1.3 Engineering polymers-selected examples; 1.3.1 Thermosets. Ausführliche Beschreibung