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Concise Encyclopedia of Composite Materials
Letters to the Editor
BOOK REVIEW
Concise Encyclopedia of Composite Materials edited by Anthony Kelly CBE IRS, Pergamon Press PLC, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford, OX3 OBW, United Kingdom, (c75, $135). The scope and arrangement of this vofume are best described by the opening sentences of its introduction. “This Concise Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work covering all aspects of composite materials. Information is presented in a series of alphabetically arranged articles which deal concisely with individual tonics in a self-contained manner”. Each article occupies about five pages of text and is written by an expert on the subject. There are three articles which will be of special interest to readers of CARBON. They are ‘Carbon-Carbon Composites’, ‘Carbon-FiberReinform-Pl~tic~, and ‘Carbon Fibers’. There are of course many other con~butions which will also be of interest, such as ‘Thermosetting Resin Matries’,
‘Toughness of Fibrous Composites’, ‘Fiber Reinforced Cements’, ‘Creep of Composites’, and ‘Aircraft and Aerospace Applications of Composites’. As is normal for a book of this nature, not all articles are of the same quality or interest, and some are more up-to-date than others. However the book serves a very useful function for those about to enter into research on composites or who wish to expand their work into other composite materials. Each article is followed bv a very useful bibliography which should serve as a good entree to the relevant literature. The book is nicely produced and relatively good value for books of this type nowadays. Peter A. Thrower ofmaterials Science Penn State U~iver~i~ ~~iv~rsi~ Park, PA 16802 U.S.A.
leper
Carbon Calendar 16-20 July 1990
The Carbon ‘90 Conference will be held in Paris, France, from July 16 to 20,199O. Information may be obtained from J. Lahaye, chairman of the French Carbon Committee (Cents de Recherches sur la Physico-Chimie des Surfaces Solides, 24 avenue de President Kennedy F-68200 MULHOUSE) or from A.P. Legrand, Local Chairman (Ecole Sup&ieure de Physique et Chimie industrielle, 10 rue Vauquelin F-7523 1 Paris C&lex). Carbon ‘90 will be followed (July 23 to 27) by the 23rd International S~~siurn on Combustion held at Orleans, France.
23-27 July 1990
Twenty-Third International Symposium on Combustion at the University of GrlCans, France. Details from Dr. Richard G. Gann, Center for Fire Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Tel. (301) 975-6866.
4-8 November 1990
International Symposium on Carbon - New Processing and New Applications - will be held in Tsukuba, Japan. Information may be obtained from M. Inagaki, Secretary-General (c/o Carbon Society of Japan, Saito Building 2F, 2-16-13, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113 Japan; Fax: 03-815-8529).
14-16 November 1990
International Conf. on Composite Materials, to be held in Moscow, U.S.S.R. Paper titles etc. are requested before March 1, 1990. Further information from: Prof. VI. Kostikov, Organizing Committee, State Research Institute of Graphite, Electrodnaya St., 2 Moscow 111524, U.S.S.R. Tel.: 176 13 06.
23-28 June 1991
20th Biennial Conference on Carbon will be held at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Details from P. C. Pinoii, Lockheed Research & Development Div., 3251 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94304 U.S.A. Tel. (415) 424-2253.
BOOK REVIEW
Concise Encyclopedia of Composite Materials edited by Anthony Kelly CBE IRS, Pergamon Press PLC, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford, OX3 OBW, United Kingdom, (c75, $135). The scope and arrangement of this vofume are best described by the opening sentences of its introduction. “This Concise Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work covering all aspects of composite materials. Information is presented in a series of alphabetically arranged articles which deal concisely with individual tonics in a self-contained manner”. Each article occupies about five pages of text and is written by an expert on the subject. There are three articles which will be of special interest to readers of CARBON. They are ‘Carbon-Carbon Composites’, ‘Carbon-FiberReinform-Pl~tic~, and ‘Carbon Fibers’. There are of course many other con~butions which will also be of interest, such as ‘Thermosetting Resin Matries’,
‘Toughness of Fibrous Composites’, ‘Fiber Reinforced Cements’, ‘Creep of Composites’, and ‘Aircraft and Aerospace Applications of Composites’. As is normal for a book of this nature, not all articles are of the same quality or interest, and some are more up-to-date than others. However the book serves a very useful function for those about to enter into research on composites or who wish to expand their work into other composite materials. Each article is followed bv a very useful bibliography which should serve as a good entree to the relevant literature. The book is nicely produced and relatively good value for books of this type nowadays. Peter A. Thrower ofmaterials Science Penn State U~iver~i~ ~~iv~rsi~ Park, PA 16802 U.S.A.
leper
Carbon Calendar 16-20 July 1990
The Carbon ‘90 Conference will be held in Paris, France, from July 16 to 20,199O. Information may be obtained from J. Lahaye, chairman of the French Carbon Committee (Cents de Recherches sur la Physico-Chimie des Surfaces Solides, 24 avenue de President Kennedy F-68200 MULHOUSE) or from A.P. Legrand, Local Chairman (Ecole Sup&ieure de Physique et Chimie industrielle, 10 rue Vauquelin F-7523 1 Paris C&lex). Carbon ‘90 will be followed (July 23 to 27) by the 23rd International S~~siurn on Combustion held at Orleans, France.
23-27 July 1990
Twenty-Third International Symposium on Combustion at the University of GrlCans, France. Details from Dr. Richard G. Gann, Center for Fire Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Tel. (301) 975-6866.
4-8 November 1990
International Symposium on Carbon - New Processing and New Applications - will be held in Tsukuba, Japan. Information may be obtained from M. Inagaki, Secretary-General (c/o Carbon Society of Japan, Saito Building 2F, 2-16-13, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113 Japan; Fax: 03-815-8529).
14-16 November 1990
International Conf. on Composite Materials, to be held in Moscow, U.S.S.R. Paper titles etc. are requested before March 1, 1990. Further information from: Prof. VI. Kostikov, Organizing Committee, State Research Institute of Graphite, Electrodnaya St., 2 Moscow 111524, U.S.S.R. Tel.: 176 13 06.
23-28 June 1991
20th Biennial Conference on Carbon will be held at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Details from P. C. Pinoii, Lockheed Research & Development Div., 3251 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94304 U.S.A. Tel. (415) 424-2253.