SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

VOLUME 10, NO. 2, 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Void Content Measurements in Commingled E-Glass/Polypropylene Composites Using Image Analysis from Optical Micrographs

C. Santulli, R.G. Gil, A.C. Long, and M.J. Clifford .................77

Pattern Recognition Approach to Quantitative Description of the Microstructure of Disordered Composites for Estimation of Thermal Conductivity

Ignacio J. Turias, José M. Gutierrez, Pedro L. Galindo 91

A New Approach for the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials Having Different Moduli in Tension and Compression

M. Karama, S.K. Afaq, and S. Mistou ..................99

Effect of Heat Treatment on the Thermal Expansion of 1D C/SiC Composites from Room Temperature to 1400°C

Laifei Cheng, Yongdong Xu, Litong Zhang, and Dong Wang ..................113

Buckling Behaviour of Laminated Composite Plates Under Thermal Loading

P.S. Simelane and B. Sun .................119

Improved Mechanical Properties of SiC Fibers Pyrolyzed from Polycarbosilane under Tension

Z.-Y. Chu, C.-X Feng, Y.-C. Song, J. Wang, Y.-D Wang, and X.-D. Li .................131

Thermal Diffusivity and Oxidation of 2D and 3D C/SiC Composites from 600°C to 1400°C

Laifei Cheng, Yongdong Xu, Litong Zhang, and Dong Wang .......................141

Identification of Delamination in Composite Beams by Genetic Algorithm

M. Krawczuk and W. Ostachowicz .......................147

Corrosion of a SiC-PyC/SiC Composite by Sodium Sulfate Vapor at High Temperatures

Xingang Luan, Laifei Cheng, and Xiaowei Yin .......................157