BROKEN/LEGACY LINKS

• http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/sme/MATS324
• http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/sme/MATS347
• https://www.fose1.plymouth.ac.uk/sme/MATS347

• https://ecm-academics.plymouth.ac.uk/jsummerscales/mats347/

RESOURCES

• Careers
• Careers for composites graduates
• Composites companies in Devon and Cornwall
• UoP Careers and Employability
• UoP Student Careers and Employability website
• Case studies
• Composite bridges in Europe
• Composites in marine applications

• Definitions
  • Abbreviations and acronyms
  • Common tradenames for polymers
  • CompositesOne glossary of terms
  • Glossary of fibre/textile terms
  • Glossary of manufacturing terms
  • Glossary of non-destructive testing terms
• Examination and revision: study guide
• Grey literature
• Access to Research scheme  specific journal titles
• FreeFullPDF (full-text journal library)
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS USA)
• Open Access Library
• OpenGrey SIGLE (System for Information on Open Grey Literature in Europe)
• Thesis list for composites (to circa 1994)
• More Links for composite materials and structures
• On-line resources
• About Composites/Plastics
• Best/Good Practice Guides (BPG/GPG) for composites
• Chemistry (Chem.Answers.com)
• ChemSpider free chemical structure database (and for iDevices)
• Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB
• CORE materials open educational resources (Search & Browse)
• Discover Composites (ACMA)
• Engineering Fundamentals (efunda): Composite Materials
• EverySpec  free access to over 55,000
  Military, DoD, Federal, NASA, DOE, and Government
  specifications, standards, handbooks, and publications.
• Injection moulding materials selector (ProtoLabs)
• IUPAC brief guide to polymer nomenclature
• Kaye and Laby Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants (on-line at NPL)
• KTN Composites .. composites reports
• Knovel ebook package
• NetComposites: Guide to Composites
• NetComposites VirCon (VIRtual CONsultant in composites)
• On-line publications
• On-line software
• Open Educational Resources for Materials (HEA/HEFCE/JISC/UKCME)
• Patent databases
• Espacenet patent search
• Free Patents Online
• Google Patents
• Prior Art Database at IP.com
• UK Government search for a patent
• World Intellectual Property Organization PatentScope
• Perception computer-aided assessment
• Periodic Table of Thermoplastics (Tangram Technology)
• Plastipedia (British Plastics Federation)
• Polymer Teaching Resources
• Plymouth University resource locator (Primo) and library catalogue
• Prospector: search engine for composite material datasheets
• Recommended ISO Standards for Composites Testing
• Regulations, (design) Codes and Standards (RCS)
• Short descriptions of various materials
• UoP Library e-books
• US National Technical Reports Library
• Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering
• Worldwide Composites search engine
• Organisations
• Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre (ACMC)
• Composites Leadership Forum
• Composites Skills Alliance
• Composites UK (trade body)
• Materials Knowledge Transfer Network
• National Composites Centre (Bristol)
• National Composites Network (register for regular updates)
• UK and Irish universities
• Professional development
• Conferences and Short Courses
• External lectures on the Plymouth campus (or close by)
• Professional institutions
• Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
• British Composites Society (a division of IOM3)
• The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
• Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE^®)
• UK and Ireland Chapter
• Sector specific reading lists
• Aerospace
• Biomedical composites
• Civil and structural engineering
• Wind energy
• Student projects
• Current and retrospective list
• Titles for future projects
• Student Support Services
• ELSIS (English Language Support for International Students)
• English Language Centre
• Personal Tutoring policy and support
• Student Support Services
• SUM:UP mathematics and statistics drop-in centre
• Videos