CONTENTS 



CHAPTER 4. MATERIALS AND MOLDING METHODS 4-1 



Reinforcements 4-1 



Resins 4-10 



Fillers and Pigments 4-13 



Stiffener and Sandwich Cores 4-13 



Molding Methods 4-16 



CHAPTER 5. ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF LAMINATES 5-1 



Directional Properties 5-1 

 Relationships Between Reinforcements, Molding 



Methods and Properties 5-3 



Test Program To Obtain Properties - Contact Molded 5-3 



Physical Properties 5-9 



Mechanical Properties 5-14 



Supplementary Test Program To Obtain Properties 5-31 



Factors Affecting Engineering Properties 5-33 



Properties of Low Density Core Materials 5-38 



CHAPTER 6. DESIGN OF LAMINATES 6-1 



Behavior of Laminates 6-1 



Factor of Safety 6-18 



Tension 6-19 



Compression 6-33 



Flexure 6-48 



Flat Rectangular Plates 6-79 



Sandwich Construction 6-180 



APPENDIXES 



Appendix A Test Program Fiberglass Polyester Laminates - 



Test Procedures A-l 



Appendix B Test Program Fiberglass Polyester Laminates - 



Statistical Analysis of Test Data B-l 



INDEX follows Appendix B 



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