Recent Advances in Composite Materials
Subtitle: In Honor of S.A. Paipetis
Contributors: E.E. Gdoutos (Editor); Zaira Marioli-Riga (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 31, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781402012990
Subjects: Materials science; Science/Mathematics; Congresses; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Chemistry - General; Engineering - Mechanical; Material Science; Science / Mechanics; Composite materials
First sentence: Apart from the meaning of "composite" in the materials science and engineering terminology the word composite refers to one of the five classical orders of Architecture (consisting of elements of the Ionic and Corinthian orders), as well as to a plant family: Compositae (examples being the dandelion and the daisy).