MIL-HDBK-17-3 Revision F:2002

Foreword
Summary of Changes
CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
        1.1 INTRODUCTION
        1.2 PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND ORGANIZATION OF VOLUME 3
        1.3 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND SYSTEM OF UNITS
CHAPTER 2 - MATERIALS AND PROCESSES - THE EFFECT OF
            VARIABILITY ON COMPOSITE PROPERTIES
        2.1 INTRODUCTION
        2.2 PURPOSE
        2.3 SCOPE
        2.4 CONSTITUENT MATERIALS
        2.5 PROCESSING OF PRODUCT FORMS
        2.6 SHIPPING AND STORAGE PROCESSES
        2.7 CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES
        2.8 CURE AND CONSOLIDATION PROCESSES
        2.9 ASSEMBLY PROCESSES
        2.10 PROCESS CONTROL
        2.11 PREPARING MATERIAL AND PROCESSING
               SPECIFICATIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 3 - QUALITY CONTROL OF PRODUCTION MATERIALS
        3.1 INTRODUCTION
        3.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES
        3.3 MATERIAL PROPERTY VERIFICATION
        3.4 STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 4 - DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
        4.1 INTRODUCTION
        4.2 BASIC LAMINA PROPERTIES AND MICROMECHANICS
        4.3 ANALYSIS OF LAMINATES
        4.4 LAMINATE STRENGTH AND FAILURE
        4.5 COMPLEX LOADS
        4.6 LAMINA TO LAMINATE CONSIDERATIONS
        4.7 COMPRESSIVE BUCKLING AND CRIPPLING
        4.8 CARPET PLOTS
        4.9 CREEP AND RELAXATION
        4.10 FATIGUE
        4.11 OTHER STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
        4.12 VIBRATION
        4.13 COMPUTER PROGRAMS
        4.14 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 5 - STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR OF JOINTS
        5.1 INTRODUCTION
        5.2 ADHESIVE JOINTS
        5.3 MECHANICALLY FASTENED JOINTS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 6 - STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY
        6.1 INTRODUCTION
        6.2 FACTORS AFFECTING STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY
        6.3 RELIABILITY ENGINEERING
        6.4 RELIABILITY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
        6.5 RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 7 - THICK SECTION COMPOSITES
        7.1 INTRODUCTION
        7.2 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES REQUIRED FOR THICK
               SECTION COMPOSITE THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
        7.3 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS METHOD FOR THICK-SECTION
               COMPOSITES
        7.4 PHYSICAL PROPERTY ANALYSIS REQUIRED FOR
               THICK-SECTION COMPOSITE THREE-DIMENSIONAL
               ANALYSIS
        7.5 PROCESS ANALYSIS METHODS FOR THICK-SECTION
               COMPOSITES
        7.6 FAILURE CRITERIA
        7.7 FACTORS INFLUENCING THICK-SECTION ALLOWABLES
               (I.E., SAFETY MARGINS)
        7.8 THICK LAMINATE DEMONSTRATION PROBLEM
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 8 - SUPPORTABILITY
        8.1 INTRODUCTION
        8.2 DESIGN FOR SUPPORTABILITY
        8.3 SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION
        8.4 LOGISTICS REQUIREMENTS
        8.5 TERMINOLOGY
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 9 - LESSONS LEARNED
        9.1 INTRODUCTION
        9.2 UNIQUE ISSUES FOR COMPOSITES
        9.3 LESSONS LEARNED
REFERENCES
INDEX

Gives the methodologies and lessons learned for the design, manufacture and analysis of composite structures and for utilization of the material data given in Volume 2 consistent with the guidance given in Volume 1.

Volume 3 of MIL-HDBK-17 provides methodologies and lessons learned for the design, analysis, manufacture, and field support of fiber-reinforced, polymeric-matrix composite structures. It also provides guidance on material and process specifications and procedures for utilization of the material data presented in Volume 2. The information provided is consistent with the guidance provided in Volume 1 and intended to be an extensive compilation of the current \"best knowledge and practices\" of composite materials and structures engineers and scientists from industry, government, and academia. This volume will be continually updated as the \"state-of-the-art\" of composites technology advances.