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  1. Accelerated Insertion of Advanced Materials for Aircraft Structures & Repair

    31 Oct 2014 | Contributor(s): Waruna Seneviratne, John Tomblin, Chee Chan, Tharindu Jayaratne

    Building block approach is a rational multi-level analysis and testing development approach used by many aerospace companies to certify metallic and composite structures. Costly and time-consuming allowable programs hinder application of novel composite materials and often forces designers to use...

  2. Adaptive Multi-Scale & Multi-Fidelity Progressive Failure Analysis of Composites

    14 Nov 2022 | Contributor(s): Tong-Earn (TE) Tay

    Although high-fidelity modeling of progressive damage has advanced our understanding of failure mechanisms in fibre-reinforced composites, such techniques are currently still too computationally intensive for direct application to composite structures. The multi-scale nature of damage in...

  3. Adaptive Sampling Assisted Surrogate Modeling of Initial Failure Envelopes of Composite Structures

    10 Nov 2020 | Contributor(s): Su Tian, Wenbin Yu

  4. Advances in Polymer Composites' Tribology

    05 Mar 2021

    In numerous friction and wear applications, the use of polymers and polymer composites has become state of the art. Nevertheless, further developments are still under way to explore new fields of application for these materials and to tailor their properties under more extreme loading conditions....

  5. Analysis of Composite Plates by Using Mechanics of Structure Genome and Comparison with ANSYS

    10 Dec 2016 | Contributor(s): Banghua Zhao

    This is the master thesis from Banghua Zhao advised by Prof. Yu. In this thesis, mechanics of structure genome (MSG) has been used to analyze composite plates. A simple graphic user interface (GUI) named ANSYS-SwiftComp GUI has been developed based on ANSYS platform as a user-friendly GUI to...

  6. Analysis of Slender Structures Using Mechanics of Structure Genome and Open Source Codes

    18 Apr 2016 | Contributor(s): Xin Liu

    This is the Master thesis from Xin Liu in Prof Yu’s research group. In this thesis, the Mechanics of Structure Genome (MSG) has be used to provide an alternative way to model composite beam-like structures. Basic concept of MSG is introduced as well as the idea of how to carry out...

  7. Anisotropic Viscosity

    06 Oct 2016 | Tools | Contributor(s): Anthony Favaloro

    Quick tool for computing anisotropic viscosities of fiber suspensions.

  8. Announcement for the 2014 Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop

    27 Jun 2014 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Johnathan Goodsell

    Flyer announcement for the 2014 Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop to be held at Purdue University, August 5-7, 2014.The Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB is holding a hands-on workshop in composites design, analysis and manufacturing. Join us at Purdue University on...

  9. Anousch Poursartip UBC CDM Hub

    17 Mar 2015 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Michael Texeira

  10. ANSYS Workbench SwiftComp GUI

    03 Jan 2019 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Banghua Zhao, Hamsasew Sertse, Xin Liu, Su Tian, Wenbin Yu

    This resource contains the download of the release package of ANSYS Workbench SwiftComp GUI. Please be advised that what you download is the GUI only. You have to fill the form at http://analyswift.com/software-trial/ to request SwiftComp from AnalySwift LLC...

  11. ANSYS-SwiftComp GUI

    19 May 2016 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Banghua Zhao, Fang Jiang, Zheng Ye, Wenbin Yu

    This resource contains the download of the release package of ANSYS-SwiftComp GUI. Please be advised that what you download is the GUI only. You have to fill the form at http://analyswift.com/software-trial/ to request SwiftComp from AnalySwift LLC for performing the...

  12. ANSYS-VABS Graphic User Interface (GUI)

    03 Aug 2015 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Fang Jiang, Wenbin Yu

    This resource contains the release package of ANSYS-VABS GUI.VABS code is NOT included. Manual and the source scripts for the interface can be found in the Supporting Documents.This GUI was developed based on ANSYS Release...

  13. Application of Digital Element Approach in Fabric Mechanics and Composite Mechanics

    07 Dec 2016 | Downloads | Contributor(s): cdmHUB Purdue

  14. Assess the Accuracy of the Variational Asymptotic Plate and Shell Analysis (VAPAS) Using the Generalized Unified Formulation (GUF)

    19 Nov 2015 | Publications | Contributor(s): Wenbin Yu

    The accuracy of the Variational Asymptotic Plate and Shell Analysis (VAPAS) is assessed against several higher order, zig zag,and layerwise theories generated by using the invariant axiomatic framework denoted as Generalized Unified Formulation (GUF).These theories are also compared against the...

  15. Autocatalytic Degree of Cure

    01 May 2015 | Tools | Contributor(s): Matthew James Prall, Johnathan Goodsell

    Calculates degree of cure based on time-temperature profile and autocatalytic cure model with Arrhenius rate-dependence

  16. Autocatalytic Degree of Cure -- Time and Temperature Data Point Entry

    22 Jul 2015 | Tools | Contributor(s): Matthew James Prall

    Calculates degree of cure based on time-temperature profile and autocatalytic cure model with Arrhenius rate-dependence from time and temperature data points.

  17. Autodesk Simulation Composite Analysis (ASCA): Progressive Failure Analysis of Composite Structures

    08 Nov 2014 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): don robbins

    This presentation is given on Composite Materials and Computational Tools Workshop: Industrial, Academic, and Government Perspective to DOD Applications in Dayton Ohio hosted by AFRL. 

  18. Automating the Lay-up of Geometrically Complex Composite Structures Made from Preimpregnated Reinforcements: a Route to a Roadmap

    04 Nov 2020 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kevin Potter

    A significant amount of research and industrial effort has been expended on the development of equipment such as automated fibre placement machines to lay-up prepregged reinforcements into structures of relatively simple geometry such as wing skins and spars, and fuselage structures. These...

  19. Bottom-up Composites Materials Design for Multifunctionality

    02 Apr 2024 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ajit K Roy

    There are ample of evidence of materials hybridization at scale, even in nature, yields optimal respond to specific functions. In structural materials, hierarchical materials hybridization accounting for defects or porosity would offer optimal performance at reduced materials mass. Similar...

  20. Buckling Analysis of Stiffened Panels Using Mechanics of Structure Genome

    23 Nov 2016 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Ning Liu, Wenbin Yu

    This presentation is given in 2016 ASME IMECE in Phoenix Arizona. This talk presents a new approach for buckling analysis of stiffened panels using Mechanics of Structure Genome (MSG). MSG is a recently discovered methodology which can provide the best constitutive models for heterogeneous...