1446 INDEX
Commingled thermoplastic matrix composites,
1103–1106
Committee for European Normalisation
(CEN) standards (ceramics), 628, 632
Commodity thermoplastics, 336–341
ABS, 339
impact polystyrene (IPS), 338
polyethylene (PE), 336–337
poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), 341
poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), 341
polypropylene (PP), 337, 338
polystyrene (PS), 337, 338
polyvinyl chloride (PVC), 339–340
poly(vinylidene chloride) (PVDC), 340–341
styrene/ acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN),
338, 339
Communications, see Telecommunications
applications
Comparing alternative solutions, 11–13
in case study, 14–17
weighted-properties methods for, 11–13
digital logic method, 11–12
performance index in, 12–13
Compatibility (of materials / processes), 8, 10
COMPENDEX database, 455
Completely reversed cyclic stress, 723
Complex shear, 995
Composite materials, 357–397, 1401–1416
adhesives for, 1361
advanced, 1132–1136
definition of, 1132
polymer matrices in, 1135–1136
reinforcement fibers in, 1134–1135
spacecraft applications of, 1131–1162
stress-strain equations for, 1133
advantages of, 1345–1347
all-composites structural applications,
1401–1416
bridge applications, 1408, 1410–1416
buildings applications, 1406, 1408–1410
research and development of, 1402–1407
applications of, 1343–1347, 1349–1368
adhesives, 1361
assembly methods for, 1358–1363
co-curing, 1357–1358, 1361–1362
construction, see Composite materials,
construction applications
design of individual plies, 1357
detail design for, 1356–1363
drilling systems, 1359
environmental concerns with, 1367–1368
evaluation of potential products, 1344–
1347
flat sandwich panels, 1357–1358
historical, 1344–1346
joining, 1358–1361
and lack of ductility, 1359–1360
localized stiffness for, 1362 –1363
manufacturing of, 1348–1356
materials selection for, 1350–1353, 1356
mechanical fastening, 1358–1359
number of plies, 1357
process selection for, 1350–1356
producibility checklist for, 1363 –1365
product development team for, 1349–
1350
quality control requirements for, 1365–
1367
and removability from tooling, 1356–
1357
structural bonding, 1358, 1360–1361
trimming, 1358
assembly methods for, 1358–1363
bridge applications, 1408, 1410–1416
buildings applications, 1406, 1408–1410
bulk molding compounds, 1095, 1099
carbon/ carbon composites, 358
mechanical properties of, 385–386
physical properties of, 397
ceramic matrix composites, 358
mechanical properties of, 384, 385
physical properties of, 397
classes/ characteristics of, 358–359
co-curing of, 1357–1358, 1361–1362
commercial reinforcement formats for,
1040–1042
commingled thermoplastic matrix
composites, 1103–1106
comparative properties of, 359 –363
construction applications, 1369–1420
in aggressive environments, 1370–1371
all-composites structural applications,
1401–1416
codes and standards for, 1416–1419
in internal reinforcement of concrete
members, 1399–1401
new strategy for, 1419 –1420
in repair / retrofit infrastructures systems,
1371–1399
contact molding, 1058–1065
continuous lamination, 1095
cure of thermosetting resins, 1049–1051
design with
constraints on, 1347
of individual plies, 1357
manufacturing process selection, 1350–
1356
materials selection, 1350–1353, 1356
product development team, 1349–1350
product development team for, 1349–
1350
of reinforcements to enhance
permeability, 1053–1054
detail design for, 1356–1363