Mechanics Of Composite Materials (500 Tips)

I'm a final-semester senior at the University of Kentucky in Mechanical Engineering and I purchased this book as required reading for my composites class. Here's the thing: the book doesn't really say that much of anything. It spends all of its time stating equations for particular types of composites without specifying why it's doing it or how it got from equation to equation. As a matter of fact, all the chapter-end review questions seem to be are "hey, bet you can't figure out how we got from equation 4.56 to equation 4.57." It makes for somewhat easier homework because it's simple algebra and trig most of the time, but what am I learning, exactly? I usually try to justify books like this as saying, well, at least maybe I'll use it as a reference book in the future...but this book's just horrible. I would recommend you not buy this unless it's required of you for any particular class. Hope this helps.

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Used this book for one of my Composites class and am glad I'm keeping it. Jones is very knowledgeable and I enjoyed the concepts within the book. It's a must if you want to learn more about composite laminates.

This is not the easiest textbook I've ever used, but with a class, I was able to use it as a reasonable reference book. I've heard that this is actually one of the better books, which makes me wonder about the other books...

This is my go to composites book. used it in college and still manages to be a resource for my job. I wouldn't say it's the only book you need, but you want it on your shelf.

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Mechanics of Composites by Jones is excellent as a university text and also as a resource for engineering professionals.It covers micro- and macro-mechanics of the lamina, stiffness and compliance matrices, classical lamination theory, special cases of stiffnesses for layups, strength of lamina and constituents, and failure theories. It also introduces the reader to interlaminar stresses, vibration and buckling, fracture mechanics, and design.It a no-nonsense, straight to the point text, and is therefore the primary text I have used to teach Composites to undergraduates for the last few years. It does have a few problems in the back of the chapters, but these seem more effective for measuring intellectual retention rather practical ability to perform analysis.The text does a good job of introducing the advanced topics such as vibration, buckling, and interlaminar stresses, but it leaves the reader without a clear procedure for analysis in these areas.Overall, I highly recommend it as a solid foundational text for composite analysis.

I loved the approach used by the author.This is an introductory book, and the contents are in line with this foreword. The chapters are well structured and goes in depth of the subject using equations and engineering-softened math language when it is needed.A good introductory book, looks outdated, but getting to know these basics elements about composites will surely bring on a total new level of knowledge the reader, as opposed to many "state-of-the-art" informed people which doesn't know about the real foundations of composite mechanics.The language and the referenced software tools and manufacturing technologies may seem outdated, but transmits anyway solid engineering, practical sense of designing composites.You'll need a good knowledge of solid mechanics prior to understand well the content of this book.

The books is extremely good and useful but, I bought it for Rs.496 in Jan, 2014 and now its price is Rs.779 (Jan, 2015). The content in the book hasn't changed anything in a year for such a hike in pricing. Also I didn’t not get a Hardcover version as promised, which later Amazon apologized, however they still sell it advertising as hardcover while it is not.

Sebbene sia un libro del 1999 è attualmente uno testi più consigliati nei corsi di materiali compositi, all'interno c'è tutto quello serve e tutti gli argomenti sono trattati in maniera completa ed estesa. Consigliabile

This book deals the mechanics of composite materials from basics and explains matter lucidly .The book is a must for those either taking a course in mechanics of composite materials or any engineer interested in this subject

Don't puchase this book from amazon. The reason being you will get a book with blue colour and not orange colour as it is shown here. When you will try to contact them, they will turn a blind eye. Though I have not read the book yet but I have heard a lot of positive feedback about the book from my friends.