Proceedings of the American Society for Composites

This fully searchable CD-ROM contains 135 original research papers on all phases of composite materials. The document provides cutting edge research by US, Canadian, and Japanese authorities on matrix-based and fiber composites from design to damage analysis and detection. The CD-ROM displays figures and illustrations in articles in full color along with a title screen and main menu screen. Each user can link to all papers from the Table of Contents and Author Index and also link to papers and front matter by using the global bookmarks which allow navigation of the entire CD-ROM from every article. Search features on the CD-ROM can be by full text including all key words, article title, author name, and session title. The CD-ROM has Autorun feature for Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or higher products along with the program for Adobe Acrobat Reader with Search 11.0. One year of technical support is included with your purchase of this product. It covers: new and unpublished U.S. and international research on multifunctional, active, biobased, SHM, self-healing composites - from nanolevel to large structures; new information on modeling, design, computational engineering, manufacturing, testing; and, applications to aircraft, bridges, concrete, medicine, body armor, and wind energy.