Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials

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1994
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Daniel, Isaac M.
Engineering mechanics of composite materials/Isaac M. Daniel, Ori Ishai.
p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and Index.
1. Composite materials-Mechanical properties.
2. Composite materials-Testing.
I. Ishai, Ori, II. Title.
TA418.9.C6D28 1993
620.1 ?18-dc20 93-11047
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To my wife Elaine
my children Belinda, Rebecca and Max
and the memory of my parents Mordochai and Bella Daniel
ISAAC M. DANIELTo my wife Yael
ORI ISHAI
About the Authors
Dr. Isaac M. Daniel is Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Departments at Northwestern University. He was previously Director of the Mechanics of Materials Laboratory at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has been involved in teaching and research for over 25 years and has pioneered many test methods for composites. He has published numerous technical papers, and co-authored the first published monograph on Experimental Mechanics of Composites.