Considered to have contributed greatly to the pre‎-sizing of composite structures‎,‎ Composite Materials‎:‎ Design and Applications is a popular reference book for designers of heavily loaded composite parts‎.‎ Fully updated to mirror the exponential growth and development of composites‎,‎ this English‎-language Third Edition‎:‎ * Contains all‎-new coverage of nanocomposites and biocomposites * Reflects the latest manufacturing processes and applications in the aerospace‎,‎ automotive‎,‎ naval‎,‎ wind turbine‎,‎ and sporting goods industries * Provides a design method to define composite multilayered plates under loading‎,‎ along with all numerical information needed for implementation * Proposes original study of composite beams of any section shapes and thick‎-laminated composite plates‎,‎ leading to technical formulations that are not found in the literature * Features numerous examples of the pre‎-sizing of composite parts‎,‎ processed from industrial cases and reworked to highlight key information * Includes test cases for the validation of computer software using finite elements Consisting of three main parts‎,‎ plus a fourth on applications‎,‎ Composite Materials‎:‎ Design and Applications‎,‎ Third Edition features a technical level that rises in difficulty as the text progresses‎,‎ yet each part still can be explored independently‎.‎ While the heart of the book‎,‎ devoted to the methodical pre‎-design of structural parts‎,‎ retains its original character‎,‎ the contents have been significantly rewritten‎,‎ restructured‎,‎ and expanded to better illustrate the types of challenges encountered in modern engineering practice‎.‎