Composite Structures Six : Proceedings of the 6th International Conference, 9-11 September, 1991, Scotland, U.K.

Structural Sections.- 1. Structural Properties of a Pultruded E-Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymeric I-Beam.- 2. Collapse Behaviour of Hybrid GRP/Steel Panels Under Lateral Load.- 3. Composite Rods of Stable Dimensions for Truss Constructions.- Reliability Studies.- 4. Reliability Analysis for Transient Stress Wave in Elastic Laminated Composites.- 5. Safety Factor and Reliability.- 6. Reliability of Composites Based on Micromechanically Predicted Strength and Fatigue Criteria.- Finite Element Studies.- 7. Buckling and Postbuckling Analysis of Laminated Shell Structures by Finite Elements Based on the Third Order Theory.- 8. Finite Element Analysis of Sandwich Structures.- 9. Finite Element and Experimental Studies on an Orthotropic Disc.- Damage Tolerance.- 10. Performance of Glass Fibre-Vinyl Ester Composite Tubes Crushed Using Internal Mandrels.- 11. Repair of Delaminations and Impact Damage in Composite Aircraft Structures.- 12. Optimization of the Design of a Filament Wound Composite Ring for Use in a Shock Absorbing System.- Environmental Influences.- 13. Hygrothermal Effects on the Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of Composite Plates.- 14. Effect of Water Temperature on Hygrothermal Aging of GFRP Panel.- 15. Advances in Prepreg Machinery and Techniques.- Structural Components.- 16. Design and Mechanical Analysis of a Hybrid Composite Driveshaft.- 17. The Application of Numerical Analysis to the One-Piece SMC Panels.- 18. A Design Study on an FRP Sulcated Spring.- 19. Fabrication and Structural Performance of CFRP Wind Cups of the Three-Cup Anemometer.- Pressure Vessels.- 20. Fuzzy Optimization of Laminated Cylindrical Pressure Vessels.- 21. Damage and Failure Prediction of Spherical Composite Pressure Vessels.- 22. Local Load Application to Laminated GRP Pressure Vessels.- Structural Stability.- 23. Buckling and Postbuckling Behaviour of Imperfect Laminated Shallow Spherical Shells Under External Pressure.- 24. Buckling and Analysis of Laminated Ellipsoidal Shells Subjected to External Pressure.- 25. Buckling and Postbuckling of Carbon Fibre PEEK Composite Panels.- 26. Buckling of Composite Circular Conical Shells: A Solution of Mixed-Type Theory.- Structural Optimisation.- 27. Optimum Structure of Knee Prosthesis Using Laminate Composites Considering the Stress Dispersion at Prosthesis/ Bone Interface.- 28. Two-Objective Optimization of Laminate Thin-Walled Structures.- 29. Optimum Design for Buckling of Plain and Stiffened Composite Cylindrical Panels.- Platework Analysis.- 30. A Refined Theory of Laminated Anisotropic Plates.- 31. Large Deflection Effects in Antisymmetric Cross-Ply Laminated Strips and Plates.- Laminate Analysis.- 32. Interlaminar Stress Analysis at the Skin/Stiffener Interface of a Grid-Stiffened Composite Panel.- 33. Nonlinear Thermal and Mechanical Analysis of Edge Effects in [+ ?/-?]s Laminates.- 34. Extension-Twist Coupling of Two-Layered Angle-Ply Laminates.- 35. Calculation of Interlaminar Stresses in Composite Laminates by a New Method.- Composite Joints.- 36. A Review-The Design and Assembly of Bonded Composites.- 37. Development of Highly Loaded Root End Attachments for Composite Material High Speed Flying Surfaces.- 38. Effect of Joint Parameters, Patterns and Interference on the Bolt Loading in Composite Multi-Bolt Joint.- 39. Selection and Measure of the `Bearing Fatigue Damage Parameter' in CFRP Laminate Bolted Joints.- 40. On the Prediction of Mechanical Joining Strength of Laminated Composite Plates.- 41. Load Distribution in Two-Pinned Polymer Composite Joints.- Analysis of Hybrid Composites.- 42. Fracture Toughness of Hybrid Short Fiber Composite.- 43. Impact Resistant and Damage Tolerant Hybrid Composite Structures Based on Carbon and Polyethylene Fibres.- Impact Damage.- 44. Application of an Alternative Measuring System to Determine the Mechanical Properties of Composites Under Impact Loading.- 45. Deformation Analysis of Composites Exhibiting Large Strain-Rate Effects.- Delamination Analysis.- 46. Effect of Stacking Sequence on the Fatigue Delamination Growth in Carboresin Specimens with Central Hole.- 47. Numerical Simulation of Free Edge Delamination in Graphite- Epoxy Laminates Under Uniaxial Tension.- 48. Delamination Failure of Thick Walled Composite Cylinders.- Failure Analysis.- 49. Failure Mechanisms in Tapered Laminated Composites.- 50. Development of Longitudinal Splitting in CFRP Under Static Tensile Loading.- Materials Aspects.- 51. Mechanical 6ehavior of 3-D Continuous Composite Structures.- 52. Creep Mixture Rules of Polymer Matrix Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials.- Damage Monitoring.- 53. NDT Damage Monitoring and Characterization during Tensile Tests on Composite Laminates.- 54. Cumulative Damage Characterization in Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic by Acoustic Emission Under Monotonic and Fatigue Loading.- Brittle Matrix Composites.- 55. Dynamic Failure Mechanisms of Continuously Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites Under Transverse Impact.- 56. The Settling of Reinforcement During the Unidirectional Solidification of Particulate Reinforced Aluminum-Silicon/Silicon Carbide Metal Matrix Composites.- 57. CVD-Film Ceramic Materials Structure Analysis.- Experimental Investigations Component Studies.- 58. Different Shear Stresses on FPC and their Experimental Determination.- 59. The Compressive Properties of Glass/Carbon Laminated Composites.- 60. The Prediction of Three-Dimensional Properties of Composite Laminates Using the Finite Element Analysis Method.- 61. Strength of Composite Fan Casing Under Local Load.- Index of Contributors.