Green Guide to Composites

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-86081-733-5
Verlag: IHS BRE Press

Buch, Englisch, 40 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 220 g

The guide will allow everyone involved in composite design and manufacture to improve the sustainability performance of their products and present clear sustainability rationales to potential clients, increasing their business and stimulating growth in the composites industry. The life-cycle impacts of each material and process choice from the cradle to the factory gate are presented in simple comparative rankings, allowing informed decisions to be made. Its easy-to-use format means that basic life-cycle assessment data for composite materials and processes can be easily understood, materials and processes can be compared, and informed decisions made.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anderson, Jane

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1. Introduction. Background. Purpose and scope. How to use this Guide. The web-based guide. Part 2. How this guide was compiled. Life cycle assessment. Sources of data. Environmental issues. Social issues. The Green Guide ratings. Part 3. Production stages. Introduction. Material choice. Process choice. Part 4. Manufacturing stages. Introduction. Hand lay-up. Spray-up. Vacuum bag moulding. Resin infusion. Resin transfer moulding. Autoclave moulding. Pultrusion. Compression moulding. Part 5. Green Guide ratings. Introduction. Double-curvature panel 1m2. Flat sandwich panel 1m x 1m. Complex moulded component. Glossary.

Über Autor(innen)

BRE, UK