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Plane-Stress Compliance Transform
25 Sep 2014 | Tools
Transforms 2D compliance terms by rotation about the 3-axis
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Composite Materials and Structures 1972-2012: Grand Challenges
23 Jul 2014 | Teaching Materials
Professor R. Byron Pipes presents the Grand Challenges for Composite Materials for the next 40 years at the American Society of Composites Conference in Arlington, TX on October 2, 2012.
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Composite Materials and Structures 1972-2012: Grand Challenges
28 May 2014 | Teaching Materials
Professor R. Byron Pipes presents the Grand Challenges for Composite Materials for the next 40 years at the American Society of Composites Conference in Arlington, TX on October 2, 2012.
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2013 Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB Kickoff Workshop
13 May 2013 | Series
The Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB held a kick-off workshop at Purdue University on May 29-30, 2013 with over 100 attendees from industry, academia and government. Select presentations from the workshop are included in this series.
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2013 Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB Kickoff Workshop
28 May 2014 | Series
The Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB held a kick-off workshop at Purdue University on May 29-30, 2013 with over 100 attendees from industry, academia and government. Select presentations from the workshop are included in this series.
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HyperSizer Pro Software from Collier Research
28 May 2014 | Tool Information
HyperSizer® is Design, Analysis, and Optimization Software for Composite and Metallic Structures HyperSizer is used throughout the design process--including certification--to quantify all critical failure modes, reduce structural weight, and sequence composite laminates for fabrication to...
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Announcement for the 2014 Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop
13 May 2013 | Teaching Materials
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...
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Free-Edge Elasticity Solution: Tool Taxonomy and Evaluation
13 May 2013 | White Papers/Research Documents
A review of the free-edge elasticity solution tool, including tool taxonomy and evaluation. An overview of the solution development is provided, followed by numerous examples of tool use and evaluation. The document concludes with an evaluation of the tool maturity level. The...
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Effective Lamina and Laminate Properties
13 May 2013 | Tools
Calculate effective lamina and laminate properties from phase properties and layup.
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Classical Laminate Plate Theory
13 May 2013 | Tools
Prediction of stresses and strains in a laminated plate of infinite in-plane dimensions. Allows for application of thermal and edge loads.
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Halpin-Tsai Micromechanics Model
13 May 2013 | Tools
Calculate homogenized lamina properties from fiber and matrix properties
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Free Edge Elasticity Solution
13 May 2013 | Tools
Simulate stress, strain and displacements in an composite angle-ply laminate subjected to uniform axial extension, anticlastic curvature and thermoelastic deformation.
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Viscoelastic Shear Lag
13 May 2013 | Tools
Simulate the creep and stress relaxation of a uni-directional short-fiber composite.