We plan to develop a database for composites. It will be open so that others can input database subject to admin approval. It will contain measured data by standard test methods and allow the possiblity to compute data for those which are not measured (possibly through calibration). Please let me know your ideas regarding what functionalities it should have. All ideas are welcome. If you have used some database or have some information about other databases please also share.
I think a convenient online plotting tool would be attractive. Users can select any number of data sets and compare any parameters or properties in a fast and easy way. If users want to view the figure online, we can provide interactive plot. (tools like Bokeh and plotly, examples are given in the links below) Or users can also choose to download figures with publish qualities, combined with their own data.
To compare with users' own data, an easy-to-use but robust parser would be very helpful, so that users do not need to convert their data format before uploading. And users can choose to publish the data or not just for a simple and quick comparison.
Maybe in the future, there will be a list of small apps along with the database. After searching and selecting data, users can use apps to make comparison, plot figures, calculate some statistics, feed data to SwiftComp and run analysis directly, and so on.
Regarding to the data, I think we should not only record properties like modulus, etc. It would be useful if users can provide raw data directly from the test, for example, all data points on the loading curve, instead of a single modulus or ultimate strength reported according to the test standard.
And besides various data of multiphysical properties, maybe we can also record processing data, for example the complete history of temperatures and pressures from a curing cycle.
I thought it might be interesting for you tot know about this website which is devellopped by some former colleagues of mine at North Thin Ply Technology.
https://www.900gpa.com
They have collected an extenssive amount of data from various fiber, resin and prepreg providers. At this stage only the fiber module is available. The resin and prepreg module are coming shortly.
I am sure they are open to discussion and to share ideas.
Wenbin Yu @ on — Edited @ on
Dear All,
We plan to develop a database for composites. It will be open so that others can input database subject to admin approval. It will contain measured data by standard test methods and allow the possiblity to compute data for those which are not measured (possibly through calibration). Please let me know your ideas regarding what functionalities it should have. All ideas are welcome. If you have used some database or have some information about other databases please also share.
Wenbin
Su Tian @ on
I think a convenient online plotting tool would be attractive. Users can select any number of data sets and compare any parameters or properties in a fast and easy way. If users want to view the figure online, we can provide interactive plot. (tools like Bokeh and plotly, examples are given in the links below) Or users can also choose to download figures with publish qualities, combined with their own data.
To compare with users' own data, an easy-to-use but robust parser would be very helpful, so that users do not need to convert their data format before uploading. And users can choose to publish the data or not just for a simple and quick comparison.
Maybe in the future, there will be a list of small apps along with the database. After searching and selecting data, users can use apps to make comparison, plot figures, calculate some statistics, feed data to SwiftComp and run analysis directly, and so on.
Regarding to the data, I think we should not only record properties like modulus, etc. It would be useful if users can provide raw data directly from the test, for example, all data points on the loading curve, instead of a single modulus or ultimate strength reported according to the test standard.
Examples of interactive plotting tools:
Bokeh: http://demo.bokehplots.com/apps/movies
plotly: http://plot.ly/python/line-charts/
Wenbin Yu @ on — Edited @ on
Su Tian @ on
And besides various data of multiphysical properties, maybe we can also record processing data, for example the complete history of temperatures and pressures from a curing cycle.
Thomas Ricard @ on
Dear Wenbin,
I thought it might be interesting for you tot know about this website which is devellopped by some former colleagues of mine at North Thin Ply Technology.
https://www.900gpa.com
They have collected an extenssive amount of data from various fiber, resin and prepreg providers. At this stage only the fiber module is available. The resin and prepreg module are coming shortly.
I am sure they are open to discussion and to share ideas.
Best
Thomas
Wenbin Yu @ on — Edited @ on