Electromagnetic, Mechanical, and Transport Properties of Composite Materials

For the first time in a single source, this volume provides a systematic, comprehensive, and up-to-date exploration of the electromagnetic, mechanical, thermal, and mass-transport properties of composite materials. The book begins with a brief discussion of the relevance of these properties for designing new materials to meet specific practical requirements. It then examines the electromagnetic properties of composite materials subjected to time-varying and time-invariant electric and magnetic fields, the mechanical elastic and viscoelastic properties of composites, heat transfer in composites, and mass transfer in composite membranes and composite materials.