The Mechanics of Aeronautical Composite Materials, a book authored by C. Bouvet, presents the reader with a very concise summary of the basic elements required for understanding the analysis and sizing of aerostructures made of laminated fibre reinforced plastics.
The topic of structural analysis of composite materials can seem very daunting to audiences when they are first introduced to it. To name a few issues – difficulties in comprehension arising from the complexity of the material constituents and how these are arranged in the structure, the available analysis methods and, along with their respective assumptions and the concepts of failure and how to safeguard against them, highly complex elements that are challenging to properly present.
The author has managed to condense the basic required knowledge for understanding laminated composites for aerostructural applications in a well-structured and quite coherent manuscript. The book is addressed to undergraduate student audiences, but it can definitely be used by professional, non-expert field engineers for a quick introduction. A possible, future proofread revision of it will be of great benefit to this book.
