Composite Materials

S.M. Sapuan is a Professor (Grade “A”) of composite materials in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also the former Head of the Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre (AEMC) at UPM. He attained his BEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Newcastle, in Australia and then went on to receive his MSc in engineering design and PhD in materials engineering, from De Montfort University in the UK. He is a Professional Engineer and a Fellow of many professional societies, including the Society of Automotive Engineers; the Academy of Science Malaysia; the International Society for Development and Sustainability; the World Academy of Sciences; the Plastic and Rubber Institute Malaysia (PRIM); the Malaysian Scientific Association and the Institute of Materials Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member and past Vice President of the Asian Polymer Association and Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of The Society of Sugar Palm Development and Industry, Malaysia. During the course of his career, he has produced over 2500 publications, including 989 journal papers, 68 books and 246 book chapters.

• 1. Introduction2. Concurrent Engineering, Product Design, and Development3. Composite Materials4. Concurrent Engineering in Design and Development of Composite Products5. Conceptual Design in Concurrent Engineering for Composites6. Materials Selection for Composites: Concurrent Engineering Perspective7. Design for Sustainability in Composite Product DevelopmentAppendixA: Product Design Specification (PDS) of Composite Pedal Box SystemB: Product Design Specification Document for Automotive Parking Brake Lever (Mansor, 2014)