Finite Element Analysis of Polymers and its Composites offers up-to-date and significant findings on the finite element analysis of polymers and its composite materials. It is important to point out that to date there are no books that have been published on this concept. Thus, academicians, researchers, scientists, engineers, and students in the similar field will benefit from this highly applications-oriented book that summarizes the experimental, mathematical, and numerical analysis of polymers and composite materials through the finite element method. The book provides detailed and comprehensive information on mechanical properties, fatigue and creep behavior, thermal behavior, vibrational analysis, testing methods, and their modeling techniques. In addition, the book lists the main industrial sectors in which polymers and composite materials simulation is used, and their gains from it, including aeronautics, medical, aerospace, automotive, naval, energy, civil, sports, manufacturing, and even electronics.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the FEA of Polymer Composites 2. Polymer Composites: Types, Processes, Properties, and Applications 3. Numerical Modeling of Polymer and Its Composites 4. Tensile and Flexural Characteristics of?Polymer Composites Using FEA 5. Impact Resistance of?Polymer Composites Using FEA 6. Finite Element Analysis for Compression Behavior of Polymer Composites? 7. Thermal Deformation Studies of?Polymer Composites Using FEA 8. Characterization of Shear Properties Using FEA for Polymer Composites 9. Investigation of Fracture Toughness Analysis of Polymer Composites Using FEA 10. Vibrational Analysis of Polymer Composites Using FEA 11. Finite Element Analysis for?Fatigue Damage of Polymer Composites 12. Creep Crack Growth Modeling Using FEA in Polymer Composites 13. Non-Linear Finite Element Investigation of Polymer Composites 14. Finite Element Analysis of Polymer Composites Using ABAQUS 15. Application of the Finite Element Method in the Analysis of Polymer Composites 16. Applications of?Non-Linear?Failure Theories in the?Finite Element Simulations of?Fibre Reinforced?Polymer Matrix?Composite Performance 17. FEA of Thermoset Polymers and Their Composites: Comparison with Experimental Results 18. Finite Element Analysis of?Polymeric Materials in Day-to-Day Applications 19. Finite Element Analysis of Polymeric Materials for Industrial Applications 20. Finite Element Analysis of Polymeric Materials for Medical Applications 21. Finite Element Analysis of Polymeric Materials for Aerospace Applications 22. Finite Element Analysis of Piezoelectric Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites 23. Ballistic Impact Analysis of Polymer Composites for Armour Application using FEA 24. Erosion and Wear Resistance?of Polymer Composites Using FEA 25. Finite Element Analysis of Polymer Composites for Additive Manufacturing Applications 26. Finite Element Analysis of the Polymer Composites?for Shape Memory Applications 27. Active Vibration Control of Laminated Polymer Composite Plates Using FEA 28. Finite Element Analysis of Seawater Effect on Mechanical Strength of Polymer Composites 29. Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Composite Material for Paperboard Packaging 30. Application of?Finite Element Method for Performance Analysis of Polymer-Based Gears 31. Tensile and Flexural Analysis of Temperature-Stimulated Polymer Composites Using ABAQUS
Authors
Sathish Kumar Palaniappan Post-Doctoral Researcher, Natural?Composites?Research?Group?Lab, King Mongkut's University of Technology?North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Sathish Kumar Palaniappan is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher at King Mongkut's University of Technology,?North Bangkok, Thailand. He finished his bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical stream) at University College of Engineering Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2012. He received his Master of Engineering from Kongu Engineering College in Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, India. He also finished his PhD studies in the Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal, India in 2021. He worked as Research Associate in the Ground Stability Research Laboratory of Mining Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, and worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Manufacturing, SIMATS University, Tamil Nadu, India. His research interests include polymer nanocomposites/composites; polymer blends and biomaterials; mechanical behavior of materials; cutting bits and surface modifications. He has published more than 64 international/national research papers and 32 book chapters with reputed publishers. He also acts as a reviewer for more than 15 international journals. Rajeshkumar Lakshminarasimhan Center for Research, Alliance University, Karnataka, India.Dr. Rajeshkumar Lakshminarasimhan is currently working as a Professor at the Centre for Research, Alliance University, Bangalore, India and he was a post-doctoral researcher at King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. His research areas of interest include Polymer biocomposites, Materials characterization. He has authored more than 75 papers in various WoS and Scopus-indexed journals. He was listed as a Top 2% Scientist in the Elsevier-Stanford University list of researchers in 2023. He is a Member of the Institution of Engineers India (MIE) and a life member of the Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE).
Sanjay M R Natural Composites Research Group Lab, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa is currently working as a Senior Research Scientist/Associate Professor and Advisor within the office of University Promotion and Development towards International goals at King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. He received the B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering) in 2010, M. Tech (Computational Analysis in Mechanical Sciences) in 2013, Ph. D (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Science) from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, India in 2018 and Post Doctorate from King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand, in 2019. He is a Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and Associate Member of Institute of Engineers (India). He is an Associate Editor of Heliyon Elsevier (Materials Science), Journal. He is also a Board Member of various international journals in the fields of materials science and composites. He is a reviewer for more than 120 International Journals. In addition, he has authored and edited more than 200 articles in high-quality international peer-reviewed journals, 9 editorial corners, 60 book chapters, one book, 30 books and presented research papers at national/international conferences. In 2021, his 17 articles got top-cited in various top journals (including, 'International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.'). He is a lead editor of several special issues. His current research areas include Natural fiber composites, Polymer Composites, and Advanced Material Technology. He has received a 'Top Peer Reviewer 2019' award by Publons, Web of Science Group. The KMUTNB selected him for the 'Outstanding Young Researcher' Award 2020 and 'Outstanding Researcher' Award 2021. He is recognized by Stanford University's list of the world's Top 2% of the Most-Cited Scientists in Single Year Citation Impact 2019 in 2020. Listed in 'Top 100 Scientists' in Thailand, by AD Scientific Index. (Top 4th Rank among Mechanical?Engineering in Thailand).https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=al91CasAAAAJ&hl=en Suchart Siengchin President of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Department of Materials and Production Engineering (MPE), The Sirindhorn International Thai - German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS). Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Suchart Siengchin is the President of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. He received his Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Hessen, Germany in 1999, M.Sc. in Polymer Technology from the University of Applied Sciences Aalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany in 2002, M.Sc. in Material Science at the Erlangen-N�rnberg University, Bayern, Germany in 2004, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from the Institute for Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany in 2008 and Postdoctoral Research from Kaiserslautern University and the School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, USA. In 2016 he received the habilitation at the Chemnitz University in Sachen, Germany. He is currently a full Professor at KMUTNB. His research interests include Polymer Processing and Composite Materials.
