The subject is based on a numerical analysis of composite material for building structures. Several approaches for numerical modelling is discussed and results of their use are compared.
Literature
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Zienkiewicz, O. C., Taylor, R. L., Nithiarasu, P. The Finite Element Method, Elsevier, Oxford, 2005
Advised literature
Vinson, J. R., Plate and Panel Structures of Isotropic, Composite and Piezoelectric Materials, including Sandwich Construction, published by Springer, Dordrecht , The Netherlands, 2005.
Chou, T-W., Microstructural Design of Fiber Composites , D. R. Clarke, S. Suresh, and I. M. Ward, Series Editors, Cambridge Solid State Science Series, Cambridge University Press, September 15, 2005.
Vafai, K. (editor), Handbook of Porous Media, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 270 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10016, 2005.