John Summerscales' virtual book on marine composites

John Summerscales' virtual book on marine composites

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This document aims to provide a bibliography for key publications on marine composites.

Chapter 1: Raw materials

J Summerscales, Materials selection for marine composites, Chapter 1 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 3-30.
M Arhant and P Davies, Thermoplastic matrix composites for marine applications, Chapter 2 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 31-53.
LF Sánchez-Heres, JW Ringsberg and E Johnson, Effective use of composite marine structures: reducing weight and acquisition cost, Chapter 6 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 161-183.
N Gupta, SE Zeltmann, DD Luong and M Doddamani, Core materials for marine sandwich structures, Chapter 7 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 187-224.
O El Hawary, L Boccarusso, MP Ansell, M Durante and F Pinto, An overview of natural fiber composites for marine applications, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023, 11(5), 1076.
A Dąbrowska, Plant-oil-based fibre composites for boat hulls, Materials, 2022, 15(5), 1699.

Chapter 2: Composites

R Pemberton, J Summerscales and J Graham-Jones (editors), Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Elsevier (Woodhead Publishing imprint), Cambridge, 2019. ISBN 978-0-08-101912-2. ISBN: 978-0-08-102264-1. ScienceDirect.
J Graham-Jones and J Summerscales (editors), Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-reinforced Composites, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78242-250-1. ScienceDirect.
RA Shenoi and JF Wellicome (editors), Composite Materials in Maritime Structures, volume 1: fundamental aspects, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-08993-7.
RA Shenoi and JF Wellicome (editors), Composite Materials in Maritime Structures, volume 2: practical considerations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-08994-8.
CS Smith, Design of Marine Structures in Composite Materials, Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, London, 1990. ISBN 1-85166-416-5.
Marine Composites (second edition), Eric Greene Associates, Annapolis MD, 1999. ISBN 0-9673692-0-7. (390 pages, free download ~10MB PDF format)
KO Iwuozor, TT Micheal, KT Micheal, SS Emmanuel, EC Emenike and AG Adeniyi, Plant biomass-based composites in the maritime industry: a review, Marine Structures, July 2024, 96, 103609.
O El Hawary, L Boccarusso, MP Ansell, M Durante and F Pinto, An overview of natural fiber composites for marine applications, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023, 11(5), 1076.
V Crupi, G Epasto, F Napolitano, G Palomba, I Papa and P Russo, Green composites for maritime engineering: a review, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023, 11(3), 599.
S Kappenthuler and S Seeger, Assessing the long-term potential of fiber reinforced polymer composites for sustainable marine construction, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, 2021, open access.
PERSPECTIVE: J Meegan, Some of the challenges faced by the composites industry in its bid to become more sustainable, RSC Sustainability, 2023, 1, 1737-1742.

Chapter 3: Composite manufacture

S Advani and K-T Hsiao (editors), Manufacturing techniques for polymer matrix composites (PMCs), Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2012. ISBN 978-0-85079-067-6. ISBN 978-0-85079-625-8 (ebook).
SV Hoa, Principles of the Manufacturing of Composite Materials, DEStech Publications, 2009. ISBN 978-1-932078-26-8.
AB Strong, Fundamentals of Composites Manufacturing: materials, methods and applications, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, 2008. ISBN 978-0-87263-854-9.
Flake Campbell, Manufacturing Processes For Advanced Composites, Elsevier, December 2003. ISBN-13 978-1-85617-415-2.
SK Mazumdar, Composites Manufacturing: materials, product and process engineering, CRC Press, Boca Raton FL, 2002. ISBN 0-8493-0585-3.
G Akovali, Handbook of Composite Fabrication, RAPRA Technology Limited, Shawbury, 2000. ISBN 1-85957-263-4. Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2001. ISBN 978-1-85957-263-4.
RS Davé and AC Loos, Processing of Composites, Hanser Publishers, Munich, 1999. ISBN 1-56990-226-7.
TG Gutowski, Advanced Composites Manufacturing, John Wiley, New York, 1997. ISBN 0-471-15301-x.
BT Åström, Manufacturing of Polymer Composites, Chapman and Hall, London, 1997. ISBN 0-412-81960-0.
Ned Popham, Resin infusion for the manufacture of large composite structures, Chapter 8 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 227-268.
J Summerscales, Composites manufacturing for marine structures, Chapter 2 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 19-55.
L Calabrese, G Di Bella and V Fiore, Manufacture of marine composite sandwich structures, Chapter 3 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 57-78.
R Sen, Underwater repair with composites, Chapter 11 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 259-278.
WE Pearson, Textiles to composites: 3D moulding and automated fibre placement for flexible membranes, Chapter 14 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 305-334.
Y Qin, J Summmerscales, J Graham-Jones, M Meng and R Pemberton, Monomer selection for in situ polymerization infusion manufacture of natural-fiber reinforced thermoplastic-matrix marine composites, Polymers, 2020, 12, 2928.

Chapter 4: Mechanical properties

P Tran, A Ghazlan, TP Nguyen and R Gravina, Experimental and theoretical damage assessment in advanced marine composites, Chapter 3 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 55-84.
E Oterkus, C Diyaroglu, D De Meo and G Allegri, Fracture modes, damage tolerance and failure mitigation in marine composites, Chapter 4 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 79-102.
M Porfiri and N Gupta, A review of research on impulsive loading of marine composites, Chapter 8 in IM Daniel, EE Gdoutos and YDS Rajapakse (editors), Major Accomplishments in Composite Materials and Sandwich Structures, Springer, Dordrecht - Netherlands, 2010, 169-194. ISBN 978-90-481-3140-2.
Y Li, C Yu, W Wang, H Li and X Jiang, A review on structural failure of composite pressure hulls in deep sea, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022, 10(10), 1456.</li>
A Muhammad, X-l Yao and Z-c Deng, Review of magnetorheological (MR) fluids and its applications in vibration control, Journal of Marine Science and Application, September 2006, 5(3), 17-29.
C Baley, P Davies, Y Grohens and G Dolto, Application of interlaminar tests to marine composites - a literature review, Applied Composite Materials, February 2004, 11(2), 99-126.

Chapter 5: Durability

Y Miyano and M Nakada, Durability of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers, Wiley, 2018. ISBN 978-3-527-34356-0.
P Davies and YDS Rajapakse (editors), Durability of Composites in a Marine Environment, Springer, Dordrecht - Netherlands, 2014. ISBN 978-94-007-7416-2.
R Martin (editor), Ageing of Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84569-352-7 (print) 978-1-84569-493-7 (online)
G Pritchard (editor), Reinforced Plastics Durability, Woodhead, Cambridge, 1999. ISBN 978-1-84569-487-6.
O Parks and P Harper, Durability testing and evaluation of marine composites, Chapter 4 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 85-114.
HN Dhakal, J MacMullen and ZY Zhang, Moisture measurement and effects on properties of marine composites, Chapter 5 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 103-124.
P Davies, Behavior of marine composite materials under deep submergence, Chapter 6 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 125-145.
ME Ibrahim, Nondestructive testing and structural health monitoring of marine composite structures, Chapter 7 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, 2016, 147-183.
J Summerscales, Durability of composites in the marine environment, Chapter 1 in Durability of Composites in a Marine Environment, Springer, Dordrecht - Netherlands, 2014, 1-13.
P Davies and D Choqueuse, Ageing of composites in marine vessels, Chapter 12 in Ageing of Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2008, 326-353.
D Choqueuse and P Davies, Ageing of composites in underwater applications, Chapter 18 in Ageing of Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2008, 467–498.
TJ Searle and J Summerscales, Review of the durability of marine laminates, Chapter 7 in Reinforced Plastics Durability, Woodhead, Cambridge, 1999, 219-266.
SM Hussnain, SZH Shah, PSM Megat-Yusoff and MZ Hussain, Degradation and mechanical performance of fibre-reinforced polymer composites under marine environments: a review of recent advancements, Polymer Degradation and Stability, September 2023, 215, 110452.
Global Technologies Racing Limited vs 5 West Limited (t/a Alex Thomson Racing), 13-20 July 2020, England and Wales High Court (Commercial Court) Decisions, EWHC 3334 (Comm), 04 December 2020.

Impact
LS Sutherland, A review of impact testing on marine composite materials,

Part I - marine impacts on marine composites, Composite Structures, 15 March 2018, 188, 197-208.
Part II - impact event and material parameters, Composite Structures, 15 March 2018, 188, 503-511.
Part III - damage tolerance and durability, Composite Structures, 15 March 2018, 188, 512-518.
Part IV – scaling, strain rate and marine-type laminates, Composite Structures, 15 September 2018, 200, 929-938.

M Porfiri and N Gupta, A review of research on impulsive loading of marine composites, Chapter 8 in IM Daniel, EE Gdoutos and YDS Rajapakse (editors), Major Accomplishments in Composite Materials and Sandwich Structures, Springer, Dordrecht - Netherlands, 2010, 169-194. ISBN 978-90-481-3140-2.

Chapter 6: Cavitation

J-K Choi, Composites and coatings under cavitation pressure, R&D Magazine, August 2012, 54(4), 18.
DA Hammond, MF Amateau and RA Queeney, Cavitation erosion performance of fiber-reinforced composites, Journal of Composite Materials, 1993, 27(16), 1522-1544.
RB Bhagat, Cavitation erosion of composites – a materials perspective, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 1987, 6(12), 1473-1475.
Anon., New composites reduce cavitations in giant marine propeller tests, Materials World, July 2003, 11(7), 8.

Chapter 7: Fire

AP Mouritz and AG Gibson, Fire Properties of Polymer Composite Materials (Solid Mechanics and its Applications series volume 143), Springer, Dordrecht - Netherlands, 2006. ISBN: 978-1-4020-5355-9 (print) 978-1-4020-5356-6 (online).
QT Nguyen, P Tran, X Ren, G Zhang and P Mendis, Fire performance of maritime composites, Chapter 5 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 115-160.
AP Mouritz, S Feih, E Kandare, Z Mathys, AG Gibson, PE Des Jardin, SW Case, BY Lattimer, Review of fire structural modelling of polymer composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2009, 40(12), 1800–1814.
J Gutierrez, P Parneix, A Bollero, B Høyning, D McGeorge, G Gibson and P Wright, Fire peformance of naval composite structures, Academia.edu/ResearchGate, January 2000.
U Sorathia, RE Lyon, TJ Ohlemiller and A Grenier, Review of Fire Test Methods and Criteria for Composites, SAMPE Journal, July/August 1997, 33(4), 23-31.

Chapter 8: Fouling prevention and environmental issues

C Hellio and DM Yebra (editors), Advances in marine antifouling coatings and technologies, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, May 2009. ISBN-13: 978-1-84569-386-2.
anti-fouling technologies
SL Wright, RC Thompson and TS Galloway, The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: a review, Environmental Pollution, 2013, 178, 483-492.
E Mills, E Pope and I Masters, Bothersome barnacles, Materials World, September 2018, 26(9), 28-31.
E Ralston and G Swain, Bioinspiration - the solution for biofouling control?, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 1 March 2009, 4(1), 015007 (9 pp).

Chapter 9: Applications

General

CHAPTER: J Summerscales, Marine Applications, In TJ Reinhart (editor): "Engineered Materials Handbook, Volume 1: Composites", pages 837-844. ASM International, Metals Park OH, November 1987. ISBN 0-87170-279-7.
REVIEW: F Rubino, A Nisticò, F Tucci and P Carlone, Application of fiber reinforced composites: a review, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020, 8(1), 26.
SS Okuma, M Obaseki, DO Ofuyekpone and OE Ashibudike, A review assessment of fiber-reinforced polymers for maritime applications, Journal of Industrial Technology and Application, 2023, 4(1), 17-28.
WEBPAGE: J Summerscales, Case studies: offshore structures, naval vessels, yacht hulls, canoes, sailcloth.

Boats, yachts and ships

BOOK: L Larsson and RE Eliasson, Principles of Yacht Design, Adlard Coles Nautical, London, 2007. ISBN 978-0-713-67855-0.
BOOK: M Gougeon, The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction - Fifth Edition, 2005.
BOOK: AR Claughton, JF Wellicome and AJ Shenoi, Sailing yacht design: theory, University of Southampton, Southampton, 2007. ISBN 978-0-85432-829-1.
BOOK: AR Claughton, JF Wellicome and AJ Shenoi, Sailing yacht design: practice, University of Southampton, Southampton, 2007. ISBN 978-0-85432-830-7.
CHAPTER: A Wahrhaftig, H Ribeiro and A Nogueira, A structural composite for marine boat constructions, Chapter 10 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 301-314.
REVIEW: : MJ Lowde, HGA Peters, R Geraghty, J Graham-Jones, R Pemberton and J Summerscales, The 100 m Composite Ship?, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022, 10, 408.
REVIEW: AP Mouritz, E Gellert, P Burchill and K Challis, Review of advanced composite structures for naval ships and submarines, Composite Structures, July 2001, 53(1), 21-42.
STANDARD: American Bureau of Shipping, Rules for Building and Classing Reinforced Plastic Vessels, 1978.

Jetties

Roel Winter, Literature study: fiber-reinforced plastic jetties, Delft University of Technology, 21 September 2017.

Oil and gas exploration and exploitation

CHAPTER: MLP Tonatto, PB Roese, V Tita, MMC Forte, SC Amico, Offloading marine hoses: computational and experimental analyses, Chapter 14 in Marine Composites; Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 389-416.
CHAPTER: M Roseman, R Martin and G Morgan, Composites in offshore oil and gas applications, Chapter 10 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 233-257.
REVIEW: R Rafiee, On the mechanical performance of glass-fibre-reinforced thermosetting-resin pipes: a review, Composite Structures, 20 May 2016, 143, 151-164.
REVIEW: D-C Pham, N Sridhar, X Qian, AJ Sobey, M Achintha and A Shenoi, A review on design, manufacture and mechanics of composite risers, Ocean Engineering, 15 January 2016, 112, 82-96.
REPORT: A Gibson, The cost effective use of fibre reinforced composites offshore, HSE Research Report 039, HSE Books, Sudbury, 2003. ISBN 0-7176-2591-5.

Propulsion

CHAPTER: HN Das and S Kapuria, Smart composite propeller for marine applications, Chapter 9 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 271-297.
CHAPTER: Y Hong, XD He, GF Qiao and RG Wang, Propulsion and propellers, Chapter 13 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 363-388.
REVIEW: S Zhang, X Zhu H Sun Y Xiong and H Hou, Review of researches on composite marine propellers (in Chinese), Advances in Mechanics, 25 September 2012, 42(5), 620-633.

Renewable energy

CHAPTER: P Zhang, Offshore wind turbines, Chapter 11 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 317-344.
CHAPTER: RB Barber, MR Motley, Marine renewable energy, Chapter 12 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 345-362.
CHAPTER: P Harper, S Hallett, A Fleming and M Dawson, Advanced fibre-reinforced composites for marine renewable energy devices, Chapter 9 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 217-232.
REVIEW: P Alam, C Robert and CM Ó Brádaigh, Tidal turbine blade composites - a review on the effects of hygrothermal aging on the properties of CFRP, Composites Part B: Engineering, 15 September 2018, 149, 248-259.

Chapter 10: Rigging, mooring, ropes and cables

CHAPTER: H Hoffmeister, Modern yacht rig design, Chapter 15 in Marine Composites; Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 417-450.
CHAPTER: EAW de Menezes, LV da Silva, FP Geiger, RJ Marczak and SC Amico, Composite materials for mooring applications: manufacturing, material characterization, and design, Chapter 16 in Marine Composites: Design and Performance, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2019, 451-490.
CHAPTER: R Pemberton and J Graham-Jones, Application of composite materials to yacht rigging, Chapter 12 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 279-294.
CHAPTER: B Fallow, Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) sail shape optimisation, Chapter 13 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 295-303.
REVIEW: SD Weller, L Johanning, P Davies and SJ Banfield, Synthetic mooring ropes for marine renewable energy applications, Renewable Energy, November 2015, 83, 1268–1278.
REVIEW: AJ McLaren, Design and performance of ropes for climbing and sailing, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 2006, 220(1), 1-12. Repository copy.

Chapter 11: End of life vessel

REGULATION: Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009: Recycling of ships, accessed 16 February 2015.
REGULATION: Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European parliamenet and of the Council .. on ship recycling and amending EC Regulation 1013/2006 and Directive 2009/16/EC, 20 November 2013.
REPORT: Anon., A roadmap on the implementation of the circular economy for end-of-life recreational boats, European Boating Industry, Bruxelles ~ Belgium, February 2023.
REPORT: s Bray, End-of-Life Management of Fibre Reinforced Plastic Vessels: alternatives to disposal as sea, Offive for the London Convention/Protocol and Ocean Affairs at International Maritime Organization, London, 2019.
REPORT: ICF/Deloitte/Marine South East/Sea Teach/IEEP, Assessment of the impact of business developmentimprovements around nautical tourism: final report, Annex 7 Boat recycling / end of life boats, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2017. ISBN 978-92-79-67732-8.
GUIDELINES: Recovery of Obsolete vessels not used in the fishing trade, European Commission Directorate-General Environment and Climate Action, ENV.C.2/ETU/2010/0031, COWI/RWEC/Leitat, December 2011.
CHAPTER: J Summerscales, MM Singh and K Wittamore, Disposal of composite boats and other marine composites, Chapter 8 in Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites, Woodhead, Cambridge, 2016, 185-213.
CHAPTER: M Singh, J Summerscales and K Wittamore, Disposal of composite boats and other marine composites, Chapter 18 in Vanessa Goodship (editor): Management, recycling and reuse of waste composites, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2010, 495-519. ISBN 978-1-84569-462-3.
WEBPAGE: Ship recycling: adoption, entry into force, application of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation, accessed 16 February 2015.
ARTICLE: D Loibner, Fiberglass Disposal Part 1: the old boats dilemma, Professional Boatbilder, February-March 2021, 189, 30-43.
ARTICLE: D Loibner, Fiberglass Disposal Part 2: vanishing acts, Professional Boatbilder, April-May 2021, 190, 34-48.
EU LIFE BOATCYCLE PROJECT

The Boat Scrapping Process, Leitat Technological Centre & fundaciómar & ICTP, circa 2010, accessed 22 December 2015.
BOATCYCLE - Management, recycling and recovery of wastes of recreational boat scrapping, Leitat report LIFE08 ENV/E/000158, circa 2012, accessed 22 December 2015.
MV Monsó, Diagnosis of the current situation of out-of-use nautical boats in Europe: exploration of scrapping process, economic study of recovery and proposals for future, Leitat Technological Centre & fundaciómar & ICTP, circa 2011, accessed 22 December 2015.

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