Soft Computing in the Design and Manufacturing of Composite Materials

Soft Computing in the Design and Manufacturing of Composite Materials

by Dragan Aleksendric, Pierpaolo Carlone
Released February 2015
Publisher(s): Woodhead Publishing
ISBN: 9780081002537

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Book description

Due to problems associated with the design and manufacturing of composite materials, there is a need to introduce computational and intelligent systems engineering methodology in materials engineering. Soft Computing in the Design and Manufacturing of Composite Material offers an intelligent approach to advance material engineering, and significantly improves the process of designing and manufacturing a new material. This title includes chapters covering topics such as soft computing techniques, composite materials engineering, design and manufacturing of composite materials, numerical modeling, prediction, and optimization of the composite materials performance, development of the hybrid models, and control of the composite material performance.



  • Introduction of soft computing in the composite materials engineering
  • Includes accurate and detailed analysis of the current state of the art in the field
  • Development of the intelligent models for design and manufacturing of composite material
  • Details composite material performance prediction
  • Optimization of the manufacturing process of composite materials

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Soft Computing in Design and Manufacturing of Composite Material: Applications in brake friction and thermoset matrix composites
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of figures (1/2)
  6. List of figures (2/2)
  7. List of tables
  8. Preface
  9. About the authors
  10. 1 Introduction to composite materials
    1. 1.1 Basics of composite materials
    2. 1.2 Conclusions
    3. 1.3 References
  11. 2 Soft computing and composite materials engineering
    1. 2.1 Introduction
    2. 2.2 Soft computing and systems engineering
    3. 2.3 Conclusions
    4. 2.4 References
  12. 3 Composite materials manufacturing
    1. 3.1 Manufacturing of thermoset matrix composites
    2. 3.2 Manufacturing of brake friction materials (1/2)
    3. 3.2 Manufacturing of brake friction materials (2/2)
    4. 3.3 Conclusions
    5. 3.4 References
  13. 4 Soft computing techniques
    1. 4.1 Artificial neural networks
    2. 4.2 Artificial neural networks and other computational methods (FEM, FVM, FDM) (1/2)
    3. 4.2 Artificial neural networks and other computational methods (FEM, FVM, FDM) (2/2)
    4. 4.3 Genetic algorithms
    5. 4.4 Conclusions
    6. 4.5 References
  14. 5 Composite materials – modelling, prediction and optimization
    1. 5.1 Introduction
    2. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (1/21)
    3. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (2/21)
    4. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (3/21)
    5. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (4/21)
    6. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (5/21)
    7. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (6/21)
    8. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (7/21)
    9. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (8/21)
    10. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (9/21)
    11. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (10/21)
    12. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (11/21)
    13. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (12/21)
    14. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (13/21)
    15. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (14/21)
    16. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (15/21)
    17. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (16/21)
    18. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (17/21)
    19. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (18/21)
    20. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (19/21)
    21. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (20/21)
    22. 5.2 Numerical modelling and optimization of thermoset composite manufacturing processes (21/21)
    23. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (1/21)
    24. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (2/21)
    25. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (3/21)
    26. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (4/21)
    27. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (5/21)
    28. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (6/21)
    29. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (7/21)
    30. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (8/21)
    31. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (9/21)
    32. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (10/21)
    33. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (11/21)
    34. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (12/21)
    35. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (13/21)
    36. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (14/21)
    37. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (15/21)
    38. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (16/21)
    39. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (17/21)
    40. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (18/21)
    41. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (19/21)
    42. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (20/21)
    43. 5.3 Soft computing and brake friction materials (21/21)
    44. 5.4 Conclusions
    45. 5.5 References (1/4)
    46. 5.5 References (2/4)
    47. 5.5 References (3/4)
    48. 5.5 References (4/4)
  15. Index

Product information

  • Title: Soft Computing in the Design and Manufacturing of Composite Materials
  • Author(s): Dragan Aleksendric, Pierpaolo Carlone
  • Release date: February 2015
  • Publisher(s): Woodhead Publishing
  • ISBN: 9780081002537