This bookfocuses on the fibers and textiles used in composite materials. It presentsboth
existing technologies currently used in commercial applications and thelatest advanced research
and developments. It also discusses the differentfiber forms and architectures such as short
fibers unidirectional tows directionally oriented structures or advanced 2D- and 3D-textile
structures that are used in composite materials. In addition it examinesvarious synthetic
natural and metallic fibers that are used to reinforcepolymeric cementitious and metallic
matrices as well as fiber properties special functionalities manufacturing processes and
composite processing andproperties. Two entire chapters are dedicated to advanced nanofiber
andnanotube reinforced composite materials. The book goes on to highlightdifferent surface
treatments and finishes that are applied to improvefiber matrix interfaces and other essential
composite properties.Although a great deal of information about fibers and textilestructures
used for composite applications is already available this is theonly book currently available
that discusses all types of fibers and structuresused to reinforce polymers cement metal or
soil to improve their generalperformance and multi-functional behaviors. As such it fills an
important gapin the available literature and provides a valuable resource for a wide rangeof
students and researchers from academia and industry.
