Compressive Behaviour of Composites

Author: C. Soutis
Published: 1997
Number of Pages: 132 (This is a soft-backed is from the Rapra Review Reports, Vol. 8, No. 10, Report 94.)

This report reviews the most important studies undertaken of the compressive failure mechanisms encountered in modern composite materials. It considers first the behaviour of unidirectional laminates, followed by unnotched and notched multidirectional structures. It then considers existing theoretical models. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database provides useful references for further reading.