Introduction to Plastics and Composites: Mechanical Properties and Engineering Applications: 101 (Mechanical Engineering) - Hardcover

"The later chapters on the mechanical and fracture behavior of polymers provides a good starting point for anyone interested in these topics." ---Glass Technology "The book covers all the aspects of plastics materials in general and composites in particular, in a very precise way, but without losing sight of any important and significant aspects. . . The book is strongly recommended to students, engineers as well as users of plastics." ---Popular Plastics & Packaging

This introduction offers well-ordered coverage of the major topics related to the mechanical properties of plastics. It provides: clear examples of the data needed for the analysis of plastics behaviour and engineering applications; the background required to understand developments in plastics engineering; and state-of-the-art results.