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Mechanics of composite materials - Past, present and futureComposite mechanics disciplines are presented and described at their various levels of sophistication and attendant scales of application. Correlation with experimental data is used as the prime discriminator between alternative methods and level of sophistication. Major emphasis is placed on: (1) where composite mechanics has been; (2) what it has accomplished; (3) where it is headed, based on present research activities; and (4) at the risk of being presumptuous, where it should be headed. The discussion is developed using selected, but typical examples of each composite mechanics discipline identifying degree of success, with respect to correlation with experimental data, and problems remaining. The discussion is centered about fiber/resin composites drawn mainly from the author's research activities/experience spanning two decades at Lewis.
Document ID
19890048922
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Chamis, Christos C.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Composites Technology and Research
Volume: 11
ISSN: 0885-6804
Subject Category
Composite Materials
Accession Number
89A36293
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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