This book deals with the introduction of various kinds of advanced composite materials such as carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP), basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP), natural fiber-reinforced polymer (NFRP), hybrid composites, and functionally graded composite systems for impact resistant applications. This book covers the merits and demerits of these advanced composite materials with regard to their applications for impact resistance. Primary modes of failure under impact loading such as delamination, matrix cracking, and fiber ruptures are discussed. The primary advantages, such as high specific strength and stiffness of these advanced composite materials for fabrication of efficient, durable, and impact resilient structural elements, are presented. The effect of combining various kinds of fibers to make hybrid composites as well as functionally graded composites for high impact loading conditions is discussed. Furthermore, the effect of stacking sequence of laminas in a structural laminate under impact loading is presented. In addition, energy absorption capacity of various kinds of structural laminate is compared, and relative advantages of composites are presented in detail. The book also covers details of analytical, numerical, and experimental responses under impact conditions. Moreover, relevant failure theories to predict the failure characteristics of advanced composite panels under impact loads are presented.
About the Author :
Prof. (Dr.) Shamsher Bahadur Singh is a licensed Professional Engineers [P.E. (Civil)] in the state of Michigan, USA and have Post-doctorate from the Lawrence Technological University (LTU), USA. Prof. Singh is elected fellow from six prominent International Organizations such as (i) Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers (F. ASCE), (ii) Fellow of Structural Engineering Institute (F.SEI) of ASCE, (iii) Fellow of Coalition Disaster Resilience Infrastructure (F. CDRI), (iv) Fellow of Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE, UK), (v) Fellow of Indian Association of Structural Engineers (FIAStructE), and (vi) Fellow of Institution of Engineers (F.IE). He is designated Chartered Engineer (INDIA), and currently working as Shri S.K. Birla Chair Professor and Senior Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. Prof. Singh is recipient of several fellowships such as Post-doctorate from the Lawrence Technological University (LTU), USA, Quality Improvement Program Fellowship at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Junior Research Fellowship at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, and National Merit Scholarships at NIT Warangal. He has about 37+ years of teaching, research, and administrative experience at international level. He has 321 publications to his credit which include more than 240 research papers, 15 books, 14 research reports, and 37 book chapters, 2 theses, and 13 patents.
Professor Roger P. West is a Chartered Structural Engineer, a life-long academic researching and teaching in structures and materials at Ireland's foremost university, Trinity College Dublin. He is a Fellow of Trinity College and Professor in Structural Engineering at that institution. He has received awards for Global Engagement (Trinity College), Life-time Achievement (Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland), and Distinguished Academic Award (UKIERI). He has had over 250 peer-reviewed publications including two book chapters recently with Prof. Shamsher Singh. He is a former Chair of the Irish Concrete Society and was Director of the Structural Laboratories and the Centre for Construction Innovation and Sustainability at Trinity until his retirement in 2023. He has been Visiting Professor on sabbatical at Imperial College, University of New South Wales, Stanford University, BITS Pilani, IIT Delhi, and Thapar Institute, where he is currently an Emeritus Professor.
Sudhirkumar V. Barai is Director and Senior Professor of civil engineering at BITS Pilani-Pilani campus, Rajasthan, India. He is also Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He obtained a Ph.D. (Engg.) from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore. He received the degrees of B.E. (Civil) and M.E. (Civil) with a specialization in structural engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at MS University of Baroda, Vadodara. He was Erskine Visiting Fellow at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, between May and June 2008. He was also Visiting Scientist at the National University of Singapore from May to July 2003. He was Recipient of the BOYSCAST fellowship and visited the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA, between May and November 2000. He was Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Solid Mechanics, Materials and Structures, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
