Mechanical Properties of Polycarbonate

Mechanical Properties of Polycarbonate: Experiment and Modeling for Aeronautical and Aerospace Applications provides a detailed description on experimental characterization, material modeling and finite element simulation method for polycarbonate in aeronautical and aerospace applications. The book presents the experiment facilities and methods used in characterizing the mechanical properties of polycarbonate in a large range of strain rates and temperatures. The constitutive modeling of polycarbonate and the finite element simulation of polycarbonate products under impact loading are illustrated in detail. Finally, an optimization methodology is devised to optimize the injection molding process parameters for high mechanical performance of the product under impact loading.

Prof. Weihong Zhang obtained his PhD in University of Liège, Belgium. He is currently Vice-President of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Cheung Kong Chair Professor and Distinguished Young Scholar of National Natural Science Foundation of China. His research interests cover Computational Mechanics of Solids and Structures, Optimal Designs of Advanced Materials, Structures and Advanced Manufacturing Process.
Prof. Yingjie Xu has his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard, France. He is currently Professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University, China. His present interests include Mechanics of Composites (Fiber reinforced polymer, ceramic matrix composites, smart and multi-functional composites), Processing Modeling of Polymeric Composites, Optimal Design of Functional Composite Structures (Energy absorption, thermal protection