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Title Going to extremes : meeting the emerging demand for durable polymer matrix composites / Committee on Durability and Life Prediction of Polymer Matrix Composites in Extreme Environments, National Materials Advisory Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 67 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Executive Summary -- 1 Background and Overview -- 2 Composite Properties and Behavior -- 3 A Team Strategy -- 4 Roadmapping -- 5 The Importance of Data -- 6 A Path Forward -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Committee Members -- Appendix B Frequently Used Abbreviations -- Appendix C Why Polymers Are More Susceptible Than Other Materials to Environmental Damage -- Appendix D Organizations Interested in Damage in Composite Materials
Appendix E Survey of Some Computational Models for Failure, Damage, and Degradation in Composite MaterialsAppendix F Roadmapping Process -- Appendix G Attendees at the July 2004 Workshop
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Polymeric composite industry.
Polymeric composites.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
Polymeric composite industry
Polymeric composites
Form Electronic book
Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Durability and Life Prediction of Polymer Matrix Composites in Extreme Environments.
National Research Council (U.S.). National Materials Advisory Board.
ISBN 9780309552356
0309552354