High-performance Fibres

 ( Book Product ) 

This important new handbook provides comprehensive coverage of how high performance fibres are designed and manufactured and covers their capabilities and applications

• High-performance Fibres available on March 10 2016 from VitalSource for itemprop="offers" target="_external" title="" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Offer">265.0
  
• ISBN bar code 9781855735392 ξ1 registered March 10 2016
  
• Product category is Book

• Sku # 9781855735392
  

The high-modulus, high-tenacity (HM-HT) fibres fall naturally into three groups – polymer fibres such as aramids and polyethylene fibres; carbon fibres such as Kevlar; and inorganic fibres based on glass and ceramic fibres.The books shows how high performance fibres are being increasingly used for a wide range of applications including goetextiles and geomembranes and for construction and civil engineering projects as well as in specialist fibres within composite materials where their ability to fulfil demanding roles makes them an effective choice for the engineer and materials scientist.Provides a comprehensive overview of how high performance fibres are designed and manufactured and covers their capabilities and applicationsExplains how high performance fibres are being increasingly used for a wide range of applications, including geotextiles and geomembranes and construction and civil engineering projects

^ High-performance Fibres VitalSource. ISBN 9781855735392 (revised Mar 2016)