Composite Materials A Vision for the Future

Composite Materials presents recent developments and state-of-the-art achievements in the science and technology of composites. It identifies and discusses key and emerging issues for future progress in the multidisciplinary field of composites.By bringin

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Luigi Nicolais Michele Meo Eva Milella •



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Composite Materials A Vision for the Future

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Editors Prof. Luigi Nicolais IMAST Scarl Piazzale Enrico Fermi 1 Località Granatello 80055 Portici Napoli Italy

Dr. Eva Milella IMAST Scarl Piazzale Enrico Fermi 1 Località Granatello 80055 Portici Napoli Italy

Dr. Michele Meo Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY UK e-mail: [email protected]

ISBN 978-0-85729-165-3

e-ISBN 978-0-85729-166-0

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Future Aircraft Structures: From Metal to Composite Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Beukers, H. Bersee and S. Koussios

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Opportunities for Polymeric-Based Composite Applications for Transport Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. C. Halpin

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Composite Materials for Marine Applications: Key Challenges for the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. A. Shenoi, J. M. Dulieu-Barton, S. Quinn, J. I. R. Blake and S. W. Boyd Multifunctional Polymer Based Structures for Human Tissues Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. A. Netti and L. Ambrosio

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Textile-Reinforced Mortars (TRM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanasis Triantafillou

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Current and Future Applicati