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Chawla, Krishan Kumar was born on March 4, 1942 in Lahore, Punjab, India. Son of Manohar Lal and Sumitra (Bhugra) Chawla. came to the United States, 1965.
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The third edition of Krishan Chawla's widely used textbook, Composite Materials, offers integrated and completely up-to-date coverage of composite materials. The book focuses on the triad of processing, structure, and properties, while providing a well-balanced treatment of the materials science and mechanics of composites. In this edition of Composite Materials, revised and updated throughout, increasing use of composites in industry (especially aerospace and energy) and new developments in the field are highlighted. There is a new chapter on non-conventional composites, which covers polymer, metal and ceramic matrix nanocomposites, self-healing composites, self-reinforced composites, biocomposites and laminates made of metals and polymer matrix composites. The third edition, featuring all figures in color, also includes new solved examples and problems as well as increased coverage of: • Carbon/carbon brakes. • Composites for civilian aircraft and jet engines. • Second generation high-temperature superconducting composites. • Composites for use in windmill blades. • WC/metal particulate composites. Examples of practical applications in various fields are given throughout the book, and extensive references to the literature are provided. The book is intended for use in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses, and as a reference for the practicing engineers and researchers in industry and academia.
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Materials science and engineering (MS&E) is by its very nature an inter disciplinary activity. Researchers from a wide variety of disciplines, metal lurgy, ceramics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, electrical and electronic engineering, etc. can and do participate in the MS&E activities. The need and desirability of such an interdisciplinary effort is understandable inas much as advanced or high-performance materials are critical for any of the modern industries. It is almost a given axiom that progress in any field (energy, building materials, transportation, electronics, aerospace, electric power, consumer products, etc.) depends on the availability of suitable In this regard, let me quote from materials having specific characteristics. another work of mine: It is a truism that technological development depends on advances in the field of materials. One does not have to be an expert to realize that a most advanced turbine or aircraft design is of no use if adequate materials to bear the service loads and conditions are not available. Whatever the field may be, the final limitation on advancement depends on materials 1. It is pertinent to quote from some other sources about a fundamental change that is occurring in the materials field: A fundamental reversal in the relationship between human beings and materials has occurred. Its economic consequences are likely to be profound. Historically humans have adapted such natural materials as stone, wood, clay, vegetable fiber and animal tissue to economic uses.
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After an introductory chapter, the processing, microstructure, and properties of various ceramic materials, reinforcements, and their composites are described. A separate chapter is devoted to processing of ceramic reinforcements, with a special emphasis on fibers. Processing of ceramic matrix composites is the next chapter, which includes novel techniques such as sol-gel processing and ceramics from polymeric precursors. The next four chapters cover the subjects of interface region in ceramic composites, mechanical and physical properties, and the role of thermal stresses and the important subject of toughness enhancement. Laminated composites made of ceramics are described in a separate chapter. Finally, a chapter is devoted to various applications of ceramic matrix composites. Throughout the text, the underlying relationships between the components of the triad: processing, microstructure, and properties are brought out. An exhaustive list of references and suggested reading is provided.
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Chawla, Krishan Kumar was born on March 4, 1942 in Lahore, Punjab, India. Son of Manohar Lal and Sumitra (Bhugra) Chawla. came to the United States, 1965.
Bachelor of Science, Banaras Hindu U., Varanasi, India, 1965; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1971.
Associate professor, Institute Militar de Engen., Rio de Janeiro, 1971-1974;
professor, Institute Militar de Engen, Rio de Janeriro, 1974-1977;
department head, Institute Militar de Engen, Rio de Janeriro, 1978-1984;
visiting professor, Laval U., Quebec, Canada, 1979;
visiting research professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1984-1985;
professor, New Mexico Technology U., Socorro, 1985-1997;
professor, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1998. Visiting professor Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1977, Eshbach visiting scholar, 1992. Visiting professor Ecole Polytechnic Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland, 1993.
Program director National Science Foundation, Washington, 1989-1990.
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Various research grants. Fellow American Society for Microbiology International. Member Materials Research Society, The Minerals, Metalsand Materials Society, American Ceramic Society.
Married Nivedita Kohli, July 20, 1969. Children: Nikhilesh, Kanika.