COMPOSITE BASICS

Table of Contents

• 1] The Structural Fibers
• 2] Fabrics
• 3] Core Materials
• 4] Honeycomb Cores
• 5] Carving & Forming Core Materials
• 6] The Resin Matrix
• 7] Molding Methods & Tooling
• 8] Wet Resin & Honeycomb Cores
• 9] Designing Composite Structures
• 10] Calculating Stresses and Loads
• 11] Adhesives & Bonding
• 12] Load Testing Your Structure
• Appendix
• A-1] Sources of Materials & Information
• A-2] Glass Weave Styles Cross Reference
• A-3] List of Kevlar Weave Styles
• A-4] No More Rivets
• A-5] Properties Of Carbon Fibers & Fabrics