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• Aerospace
• Biomedical composites
• Civil and structural engineering
• Marine structures
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On-line textbooks

• Crystic Composites Handbook (Scott Bader) (2MB PDF format)
      A 51 page book free to download
• Gurit: Guide_to_Composites (1.4 MB PDF)
      A 74 page book free to download
• Brahim Attaf (editor), Advances in Composite Materials - Ecodesign and Analysis, ISBN 978-953-307-150-3
      InTech Open 642 page book free to download, March 2011, 28 chapters.
• Eric Greene Associates, Marine Composites (second edition) (~10MB PDF format)
      A 390 page book free to download.
• JM Vasconcellos, Materiais Compósitos (Curso COV XXX)
      Course notes from COPPE & Politécnica UFRJ (replicates Eric Greene Associates data)
• Owens Corning - Composite Solutions
      Composites Portal with Industry, Products and Processes links
• University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials - CompositeTech Briefs
      Overviews of key research areas and technology developments

Composites Manufacturing Processes

• Polymer chemistry
  • J Brydson, Plastics Materials - seventh edition, Elsevier, 1999. ISBN 0-7506-4132-0.
  • JW Nicholson, The chemistry of polymers - third edition, RSC Publishing, Cambridge, 2006.  ISBN 0-85404-684-4.
  • RJ Young and PA Lovell, Introduction to Polymers - third edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton FL, 2011.  ISBN 978-0-8493-3929-5.
• General composites manufacturing
• BT Åström, Manufacturing of Polymer Composites  UOP Library
  Chapman & Hall, London, 1997.  ISBN 0-412-81960-0. Out-of-print, but now available from CRC Press as ISBN 0-7487-7076-3.
• TG Gutowski, Advanced Composites Manufacturing  UOP Library
  John Wiley, New York, 1997.  ISBN 0-471-15301-x.
• RS Davé and AC Loos, Processing of Composites  UOP Library
  Hanser Publishers, Munich, 1999.  ISBN 1-56990-226-7.
• SK Mazumdar, Composites Manufacturing: Materials, Product and Process Engineering  UOP Library
  CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton FL, 2002.  ISBN 0-8493-0585-3.
• SG Advani and ME Sozer, Process Modeling in Composites Manufacturing  UOP Library
  Taylor and Francis, London, 2002. ISBN 0-82470-860-1.
• AB Strong, Fundamentals of Composites Manufacturing: materials, methods and applications  UoP Library
  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, 2008. ISBN 978-0-87263-854-9.
• Composites Processing Association An Introduction to Composites
  • CD-ROM available free to CPA members or £50.00+VAT for non-members.
• Vacuum bagging and autoclave
• PR Ciriscioli and GS Springer, Smart autoclave cure of composites  UOP Library
  Technomic Publishing, Lancaster PA, 1990.  ISBN 0-87762-802-5.
• Keith Noakes, Successful composite techniques  UOP Library
  Osprey Automotive, London, 1992.  ISBN 1-85532-261-7.
• Simon McBeath and Brian O'Rourke, Competition car composites: a practical handbook UOP Library
  Haynes Pub, Sparkford near Yeovil, 2000.  ISBN 1-85960-624-5.
• Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM)/Liquid Composite Moulding (LCM)
• K van Harten, Production by resin transfer moulding,
  in R A Shenoi and J F Wellicome (editors): Composite Materials in Maritime Structures,
  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993, Chapter 4, 86-126.
• D Abraham and R McIlhagger, A review of liquid injection techniques for the manufacture of aerospace composite structures
  Polymers & Polymer Composites, 1996, 4(6), 437-444. UoP Library Shelfmark 620.118 POL.
• K Potter, Resin Transfer Moulding  UOP Library
  Chapman & Hall, London, 1997.  ISBN 0-412-72570-3.
• CD Rudd, AC Long, KN Kendall and CGE Mangin, Liquid Composite Moulding  UOP Library
  Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 1997.  ISBN 1-85573-242-4.
• TM Kruckenberg and R Paton, Resin Transfer Moulding for Aerospace Structures  UOP Library
  Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht NL, 1998.  ISBN 0-412-73150-9.
• WP Benjamin and SW Beckwith, Resin Transfer Moulding  UOP Library
  SAMPE Monograph 3, Covina CA, 1999.  ISBN 0-938-99483-2.
• RS Parnas, Liquid Composite Moulding  UOP Library
  Hanser Gardner Publications, 2000.  ISBN 1-569-90287-9.
• Resin Infusion under Flexible Tooling (RIFT)
• C D Williams, J Summerscales and S M Grove, Resin infusion under flexible tooling (RIFT): a review
  Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, July 1996, 27A(7), 517-524. Restricted: Download 1.21MB pdf file
• CD Williams, SM Grove and J Summerscales,
  Compressive response of fibre reinforced plastics plates during manufacture by the resin infusion under flexible tooling method
  Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 1998, 29A(1/2), 111-114.  Restricted: Download 441KB pdf file
• D Cripps, T J Searle and J Summerscales, Open Mould Techniques for Thermoset Composites,
  In R Talreja and J-A Månson (editors): Comprehensive Composite Materials Encyclopædia, volume 2: Polymer Matrix Composites,
  Elsevier Science, Oxford, July 2000, Chapter 21, pp 737-761. ISBN 0-08-043725-7. Restricted:Download 1.24MB pdf file
  This text also covers hand lamination, vacuum bagging and spray techniques.
• J Summerscales and T J Searle, Low pressure (vacuum infusion) techniques for moulding large composite structures Download 4.91MB ppt file
  Proc IMechE Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 2005, L219(1), 45-58. Restricted: Download 793KB pdf file
• Filament winding
• ST Peters, WD Humphrey and RF Foral, Filament winding composite structure fabrication, second edition  UOP Library
  SAMPE, Covina CA, 1999. ISBN 0-938994-81-6.
• Pultrusion
• RW Meyer, Handbook of pultrusion technology  UOP Library
  Chapman and Hall, London, 1985.  ISBN 0-412-00761-4.
• TF Starr, Pultrusion for engineers  UOP Library
  Woodhead, Cambridge, 2000.  ISBN 1-85573-425-7.

Composites Material Selection and Characterisation

• Comprehensive introduction to polymers
• J Brydson, Plastics Materials - seventh edition UOP Library
  Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 1999.  ISBN 0-7506-4132-0.
• General introduction to composites
• AR Bunsell and J Renard, Fundamentals of Fibre Reinforced Composite Materials UOP Library
  Institute of Physics, Bristol, 2005. ISBN 0-7503-0689-0.
• D Hull and TW Clyne, An Introduction to Composite Materials: second edition UOP Library
  Cambridge University Press, August 1996. ISBN 0-521-38855-4.
• Durability
• G Pritchard (editor), Reinforced Plastics Durability UOP Library
  Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, July 1999. ISBN 1-85573-320-X.
• Failure criteria
• MJ Hinton, AS Kaddour and PD Soden, Failure Criteria in Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites UOP Library
  Elsevier Limited, Oxford, 2004.  ISBN 0-08-044475-X.
• Metal matrix composites
• M Taya and RJ Arsenault, Metal Matrix Composites - Thermomechanical Behaviour UOP Library
  Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1989.  ISBN 0-08-036984-7.
• Microstructural characterisation
• J Summerscales (editor), Microstructural Characterisation of Fibre-Reinforced Composites UOP Library
  Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, July 1998. ISBN 1-85573-240-8.
• Non-destructive testing
• J Summerscales (editor), Non-Destructive Testing of Fibre Reinforced Plastics Composites, two volumes
  Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht NL, 1987.  ISBN 1-85166-093-3. UOP Library
  Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht NL, 1990.  ISBN 1-85166-468-8. UOP Library
• Testing standards
• See Recommended ISO Standards for Composites Testing
• Frank T Traceski, Specifications and standards for plastics and composites UOP Library
  American Society for Metals, 1990.  ISBN 0-87170-395-5.

Composites Stress Analysis

• IM Daniel & O Ishai, Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials - second edition UOP Library
  Oxford University Press, New York, 2005. ISBN 0-19-515097-x.
• G Eckold, Design and Manufacture of Composite Structures UOP Library
  Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 1994. ISBN 1-85573-051-0.
• L Hollaway (ed), Handbook of Polymer Composites for Engineers UOP Library
  Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 1994. ISBN 1-85573-129-0.
• M Meunier and S Knibbs, Best Practice Guide: Design Tools for Fibre Reinforced Polymer Structures,
  National Composites Network, Cambridge, undated (circa 2007).
• PC Powell and AJI Housz, Engineering with Fibre-Polymer Laminates - second edition UOP Library
  Stanley Thornes, 1998. ISBN 0-412-49620-8.

On-line journals (not an exhaustive list)

Composites journals/magazines which accept subscription to their digital format free of charge to readers who meet their qualifying criteria:

• Composites Technology
• High-Performance Composites
• JEC Composites
• NetComposites newsletter
• Professional BoatBuilder
• Reinforced Plastics

This option assumes you are using a University of Plymouth network terminal
University of Plymouth Electronic Journals (A-Z list)

• Advanced Composites Letters (contents pages only)
• Composite Structures
• Composites (until 1995)
• Composites Manufacturing (1990-1995)
• Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing (from 1996)
• Composites Part B: Engineering (from 1996)
• Composites Science and Technology
• Journal of Composite Materials
• Materials & Design
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials (from 1989)
• Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology (from 1989)
• Materials Science and Engineering C: Biomimetic and supramolecular structures
• Materials Today
• NDT International (from 1976 to 1990)
• NDT&E International (from 1990)
• Non-Destructive Testing (until 1976)
• Reinforced Plastics
• The TRIZ Journal

On-line newsletters:

• CompositesNews
• E-composites
• NetComposites
• Worldwide Composites Search Engine

Aerospace

• D Abraham and R McIlhagger, A review of liquid injection techniques for the manufacture of aerospace composite structures, Polymers & Polymer Composites, 1996, 4(6), 437-444. UoP Library Shelfmark 620.118 POL.
• Keith Armstrong and Rick Barrett, Care and Repair of Advanced Composites  SAE International, Warrendale PA, 1998.  ISBN 0-7680-0047-5. UOP Library
• Tim Edwards, Composite materials revolutionise aerospace engineering, Ingenia, September 2008, (36), 24-28.
• Paul Marks, Warning Signs, New Scientist, 15 July 2006, (2560), .
• IH Marshall and E Demuts, Optimum design of composite structures, Elsevier Applied Science, Barking, 1990.  UOP Library
  
• GI Zagainov and GE Lozino-Lozinski, Composite Materials in Aerospace Design (Soviet Advanced Composites Technology Series 6), Kluwer Academic Publishers, December 1995.  ISBN 0412584700.  UOP Library
  

Biomedical composites

• S Zahedi, A step change, Ingenia, December 2010, (45), 24-29.
• Hoi-Yan Cheung, Kin-Tak Lau, Tung-Po Lu and David Hui, A critical review on polymer-based bio-engineered materials for scaffold development, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2007, 38(3), 291-300.
• K Fujihara, K Teo, R Gopal, PL Loh, VK Ganesh, S Ramakrishna, KWC Foong and CL Chew, Fibrous composite materials in dentistry and orthopaedics: review and applications, Composites Science and Technology, 2004, 64(6), 775-788.
• João F Mano, RA Sousa, LF Boesel, NM Neves and RL Reis, Bioinert, biodegradable and injectable polymeric matrix composites for hard tissue replacement: state of the art and recent developments, Composites Science and Technology, 2004, 64(6), 789-817.
• S Ramakrishna, J Mayer, E Wintermantel and KW Leong, Biomedical applications of polymer-composite materials: a review, Composites Science and Technology, 2001, 61(9), 1189-1224.

Building

Prefabricated fibreglass bungalow at Honley Square (Horbury - West Yorkshire) manufactured by Charles Roberts of Horbury Junction around 1963.
The right hand house was the home of my maternal grandparents, Lockwood and Florence Kershaw.  Photograph taken 25 December 2005.

• Sara Black, Residential construction breakthrough: composites find a home - composite materials get the go-ahead for an unconventional but code-compliant California house, Composites Technology, April 2010, 17(2), 46-48.

Civil and structural engineering

• Bridges (JS extranet webpage)
• CompositeBuild website
• Sue Halliwell, Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composite [re-]bars for new build, Network Group for Composites in Construction/National Composites Network case Review, accessed 12;33 on 16 May 2007.
• SM Halliwell and T Reynolds, Fibre reinforced polymer materials in construction, BRE Garston, 2004. ISBN 1-86081-688-6.
• SM Halliwell, Polymer composites in construction, Construction Research Communications Limited by permission of Building Research Establishment Limited, Watford/London, 2000. ISBN 1-86081-429-8.
• SM Halliwell, Advanced polymer composites in construction, BRE, Garston, 1999. ISBN 1-86081-337-2.
• SM Halliwell, Architectural use of polymer composites, Building Research Establishment, Garston, 1999. ISBN: 1-86081-336-4.
• LC Hollaway and JG Teng, Strengthening and rehabilitation of civil infrastructures using fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-1-84569-448-7.
• L Hollaway and PR Head, Advanced polymer composites and polymers in the civil infrastructure, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam & London, 2001. ISBN 0-08-043661-7.
• L Hollaway and MB Leeming, Strengthening of reinforced concrete structures using externally-bonded FRP composites in structural and civil engineering, Woodhead, Cambridge, 1999. ISBN 1-85573-378-1.
• L Hollaway, Polymer composites for civil and structural engineering, Blackie Academic, 1993. ISBN 0-7514-0028-9.
• L Hollaway, Polymers and polymer composites in construction, Telford, 1990. ISBN 0-7277-1521-6.
• L Hollaway, Glass reinforced plastics in construction: engineering aspects, Surrey University Press, Glasgow, 1978. ISBN 0-903384-21-3.
• V M Karbhari, Durability of composites for civil structural applications, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-1-84569-035-9.
• HVS GangaRao, N Taly and PV Vijay, Reinforced concrete design with FRP composites, CRC Press, New York distributed by Taylor and Francis, London, 2007.
• J Summerscales, Composite bridges in Europe web page
• Z Wu, VM Karbhari and B Taljsten, Structures Strengthened with Bonded Composites, Elsevier, July 2006.  ISBN-13: 978-0-08-044561-8.
• Design Guidance for Strengthening Concrete Structures using Fibre Composite Materials - 2nd Edition, Concrete Society TR55, November 2004 - 128 pages.
• Strengthening Concrete Structures with Fibre Composite Materials: acceptance, inspection and monitoring, Concrete Society TR57, 2003 - 49 pages.
• Interim guidance on the design of reinforced concrete structures using fibre composite reinforcement,
  Structural Engineers Trading Organisation Ltd. for the Institution of Structural Engineers, 1999. ISBN 1-87426-647-6.  UoP Library 624.18341 INS.
• World's Largest Carbon Composite Bridge Span at JEC-Fair in Paris, NetComposites Newsroom, 31 March 2007.
• American Concrete Institute - Reference Specification Documents:
  • 440.1R-06: Guide for the Design and Construction of Structural Concrete Reinforced with FRP Bars
  • 440.2R-08 Guide for the Design and Construction of Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Strengthening Concrete Structures
  • 440.3R-04: Guide Test Methods for Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) for Reinforcing or Strengthening Concrete Structures
  • 440.4R-04: Prestressing Concrete Structures with FRP Tendons
  • 440.5-08 Specification for Construction with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcing Bars
  • 440.5M-08 Metric Specification for Construction with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcing Bars
  • 440.6-08 Specification for Carbon and Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Bar Materials for Concrete Reinforcement
  • 440.6M-08 Metric Specification for Carbon & Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Bar Materials for Conc Reinforcement
  • 440R-07 Report on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures

Marine structures

• American Bureau of Shipping, Rules for Building and Classing Reinforced Plastic Vessels, 1978. UOP Library
• AR Claughton, JF Wellicome and RA Shenoi (editors), Sailing Yacht Design, 1: practice UOP Library & 2: theory UOP Library, Longman, Harlow, 1998. ISBN 0-582-36856-1/0-582-36857-x.
• A Gibson, The cost effective use of fibre reinforced composites offshore, HSE Books, 2003.  ISBN 0-717-62591-5.  Free pdf copy available (2 MB).
• Meade Gougeon, The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction - Fifth Edition, 2005.
• Eric Greene Associates: Marine Composites (second edition)
      A six-chapter book available to download in html or pdf format, details under On-Line Textbooks at the top of this page
• Lars Larsson and Rolf E Eliasson, Principles of Yacht Design - Second Edition, Adlard Coles Nautical, London, 2000. ISBN 0-7136-5181-4.  UOP Library
• AP Mouritz, E Gellert, P Burchill and K Challis, Review of advanced composite structures for naval ships and submarines, Composite Structures, July 2001, 53(1), 21-42.
• TJ Searle and J Summerscales, Review of the Durability of Marine Laminates, In G Pritchard (editor): Reinforced Plastics Durability, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, November 1998, pp 219-266. ISBN 1-85573-320-x. UOP Library
• RA Shenoi and JF Wellicome (editors), Composite Materials in Maritime Structures, volume 1: fundamental aspects UOP Library and volume 2: practical considerations UOP Library, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993. ISBN 0-521-45153-1/0-521-45154-x.
• J Summerscales, Marine Applications, In TJ Reinhart (editor): "Engineered Materials Handbook, Volume 1: Composites", pages 837-844. ASM International, Metals Park OH, November 1987. ISBN 0-87170-279-7. UOP Library
• J Summerscales, Case studies: offshore structures, naval vessels, yacht hulls, canoes, sailcloth web page
• Professional Boatbuilder magazine on-line

Wind energy (NB: UoP Library books only listed for the past ten years)

• Wind Energy journal, Wiley.  ISSN 1095-4244: calendar year 2006 is journal volume 9 at 6 issues.
• Anonymous, Composite profiles for wind turbines, Fiberline Composites A/S, Middelfart, 10-09-2008.
• Tony Burton, Wind Energy Handbook, Wiley, Chichester, 2001. ISBN 0-471-48997-2. UOP Library
• MA Drewry and GA Georgiou, A review of NDT techniques for wind turbines, Insight, March 2007, 49(3), 137-141.
• Ginger Gardiner, Wind blade manufacturing: targeting cost efficiency through materials-based strategies, High Performance Composites, November 2008, 16(6), 48-49.
• Ginger Gardiner, Wind blade manufacturing, Part I: M and P innovations optimize production, High Performance Composites, November 2008, 16(6), 42-49.
• Ginger Gardiner, Wind blade manufacturing, Part II: are thermoplastic composites the future?, High Performance Composites, November 2008, 16(6), 50-57.
• Siegfried Heier, Grid integration of wind energy conversion system - second edition, Wiley, Chichester, 2006. ISBN: 0-470-86899-6. First edition:  UOP Library
• JF Manwell, JG McGowan and AL Rogers, Wind Energy Explained, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2002.  ISBN 0-471-49972-2.  UOP Library
• NI Meyer, PH Jensen, NG Mortensen and F Øster (Series Editor: DY Goswami), Wind Energy Pocket Reference, Earthspan, November 2008. ISBN: 978-1-8440-7539-3.
• Chris Red, Wind turbine blades: big and getting bigger, Composites Technology, June 2008, 14(3), 42-47.
• RY Redlinger, PD Andersen and PE Morthorst, Wind Energy in the 21st Century: economics, policy, technology and the changing electricity industry, Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke, 2002. ISBN 0-333-79248-3.   UOP Library
• JF Walker and N Jenkins, Wind Energy Technology, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 1997.  ISBN 0-471-96044-6.  UOP Library
• Wind Energy: the facts - an analysis of wind energy in the EU-25, European Wind Energy Association, Brussels - Belgium, undated (c 2005). Acrobat PDF format:
• Executive Summary (386 KB)
• Table of Contents (42 KB)
• Volume 1: Technology (2969 KB)
• Volume 2: Prices (545 Kb)
• Volume 3: Industry and Employment (1340 KB)
• Volume 4: Environment (2193 KB)
• Volume 5: Market Development (706 KB)
• Appendices (3056 KB)
• Glossary (78 KB)
• References (58 KB).
• Wind Energy: the facts, European Wind Energy Association, 2004.  UOP Library
• Technical Books on Wind Energy, WindTech International, updated 11 April 2006.
• Books by Paul Gipe, WindWorks.org, 2003.
• EUROPA-European Commission-Energy, New and Renewable Energies, 23 March 2006.
• American Wind Energy Association
• European Wind Energy Association
• If not wind, then what?
• University of Oxford Environmental Change Institute report