An overview of the current state of developments in engineering toughened plastics. New theoretical approaches and practical applications as well as advances in epoxy polymers, rubber toughening, polymer blends, and micro and macro concepts are included.

Contents Iinclude:
Introduction to the Toughening of Polymers; Modeling Studies Recent Developments in the Modeling of Dilatational Yielding in Toughened Plastics; Mesoscopic Localized Deformations in Rubber-Toughened Blends; A Multi-Level Finite Element Method for Modeling Rubber-Toughened Amorphous Polymers; Mechanics of Thoughening Brittle Polymers; Three-Dimensional Elasto-Plastic Finite Element Modeling of Rigid-Rigid Polymer Toughening Processes.