Laminated composite materials have been used since the 1960s for structural applications. This first generation of materials were successful because of the mate

Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are used in almost every type of advanced engineering structure, with their usage ranging from aircraft, helicopters a

Laminated composite materials have been used since the 1960s for structural applications. This first generation of materials were successful because of the mate

Textile composites encompass a rather narrow range of materials, based on three-dimensional reinforcements produced using specialist equipment. This book descri

Mechanics of Textile and Laminated Composites is in three parts. The first part (Chapters 1 and 2) covers the fundamental issues of 3-D theory of elasticity and