This book provides a compilation of innovative fabrication strategies and utilization methodologies that are frequently adopted in the advanced composite materials community.

It addresses developing appropriate composites to efficiently utilize macro- and nanoscale features. It covers a selection of key aspects of composite materials, including history, reinforcements, matrix materials, mechanical properties, physical properties, theory, and applications. The volume reviews the research developments of a number of widely studied composite materials with different matrices.

Key features of this book:

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• Contains new coverage of nanocomposites
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• Reflects the latest theoretical and engineering and industrial applications of composite materials
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• Provides design methods with numerical information and technical formulations needed for researchers
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• Presents a critical review of progress in research and development on composite materials
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• Offers comments on future research direction and ideas for product development