Introduction Production and Markets Applications Conclusions BibliographyRevision ExercisesFibre Reinforcements Fibre Development Organic FibresGlass FibresChemical Vapor Deposition Monofilaments Carbon FibesAlumina-based FibresSiC-based FibresContinuous Monocrystalline Filaments Whiskers Statistical Analysis of Fibre Properties Conclusion Revision Exercises References Organic Matrices Introduction Resin Structure Matrix Mechanical BehaviorThermosetting Matrix Systems Thermoplastic Matrix Materials Properties of Fibre Reinforced Composites Conclusions Revision Exercises References Composite Manufacturing Processes Introduction Reinforcements Resin Matrix Processes Metal Matrix Composite Manufacture Carbon-carbon Composites Ceramic Matrix Composites Revision Exercises References Constitutive Relations of a Continuum and Their Applications to Composite Behavior Introduction Principle of Determinism Principle of Local Action Principle of Material Frame-indifference Thermodynamically Admissible ProcessesAnisotropic Linear Elastic Materials Material Symmetry Monoclinic Material Orthotropic MaterialTransversally Isotropic MaterialIsotropic MaterialsPlane Stress Assumption Transformation of Stresses and Strains Transformed Constitutive Law of Lamina Conclusion Revision Exercises Reference Micromechanical Models of Composite Behavior Introduction Principles of Homogenization Theory of "Effective Moduli" Methods Effective Moduli: The Rule of Mixtures"Self-consistent" Models "Bounding" Methods The "Averaging Method" for a Periodic MediumConclusion Revision Exercises References Micromechanisms of Reinforcement and Failure Fibre-matrix Load Transfer Unidirectional reinforcement Off-axis Loading Crossplied Composites Reinforcement Efficiency of a Crossplied Composite Compressive BehaviorShort fibre Composites Failure of a Composite The Process of Crack Propagation Conclusion Revision Exercises ReferencesTheory and Analysis of Laminated Composites Basic Lamina and Laminated StructuresFirst-Order Two-Dimensional Analysis Three-Dimensional Approach Conclusions Revision Exercises Failure Criteria for Composites Introduction The Ply Strength Constants Maximum Stress Criterion and Strain Criterion Quadratic Criterion in Stress Space or in Strain Space Transformation Equations for Failure CriteriaProgressive Ply Failures in LaminatesPhysical Failure Mechanisms in Composite MaterialsConclusions Revision Exercises References Damage in Composites: From Physical Mechanisms to Modeling Failure Criteria Based on a Multi-scale Approach Intra-ply Cracking or Multiple Transverse Cracking Inter-ply Cracking: Delamination Fibre Breakage Conclusion Revision Exercises References The Long-Term Behavior of Composite Materials Introduction The Effects of Long-term Mechanical Loading on Advanced Fibre Composites Fatigue Deterioration of Composites Environmental Aging Corrosion of Metal Matrix Composites Ceramic Matrix Composites Conclusions Revision ExercisesReferences