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  1. Free-Edge Elasticity Solution: Tool Taxonomy and Evaluation

    22 May 2014 | 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...

  2. Halpin-Tsai Micromechanics Model

    22 May 2013 | Tools

    Calculate homogenized lamina properties from fiber and matrix properties

  3. Halpin-Tsai Micromechanics Model

    13 May 2013 | Tools

    Calculate homogenized lamina properties from fiber and matrix properties

  4. Halpin-Tsai Micromechanics Model

    10 Oct 2013 | Tools

    Calculate homogenized lamina properties from fiber and matrix properties

  5. HyperSizer for Composites: Insanely Fast Laminate Optimization

    13 May 2013 | Tool Information

    95% of users, without user manual, and without instruction, will be able to import their FEM and produce optimum composites laminates that satisfy all analyses to all load cases within the first 10 minutes. Your automatically updated model will have minimum weight and fully producible laminates...

  6. HyperSizer Pro Software from Collier Research

    22 May 2013 | 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...

  7. Interlaminar Stresses in Symmetric Angle-Ply Laminates Subjected to Anticlastic Bending Deformation

    22 May 2013 | Tool Information

    The aim of the present work is to develop a solution for the interlaminar stress field in a symmetric and balanced,  angle-ply laminate subjected to anticlastic bending deformation.  Further, this class of problems is considered in order to elucidate the behavior of angle-ply laminates...

  8. Mechanics of Structure Genome: Fill the Gap between Materials Genome and Structural Analysis

    10 Oct 2013 | Downloads

    This is the presentation given as a Purdue Solid Mechanics Seminar on 5/18/2016. It summarizes the most recent devleopments up to the time of presentation. 

  9. Micromechanical investigations of polymer matrix composites with shape memory alloy reinforcement

    10 Oct 2013 | Publications

  10. MUL2-UC Beam modeling of periodically heterogeneous composites

    10 Oct 2013 | Downloads

    The micromechanics code MUL2-UC is developed to work as an efficient and high-fidelity tool for the computation of the effective stiffness matrix and the recovering of the local fields of periodically heterogeneous composite structures. The main novelty is that higher-order beam theories are...

  11. Multiscale analysis of multilayer printed circuit board using Mechanics of Structure Genome

    23 Jan 2019 | Publications

    The structure of Printed Circuit board (PCB) is very complicated because it consists of woven composites and custom defined conducting layers. To improve the reliability of PCB, it is critical to predict the constitutive relations accurately. This study by implementing Mechanics of Structure...

  12. New Developments in Platelet Composite Performance

    15 Feb 2023 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Xuan Wang

  13. New Developments in Platelet Composite Rheology

    15 Feb 2023 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Xuan Wang

  14. New Developments in Platelet Meso-scale Measurements

    15 Feb 2023 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Xuan Wang

  15. Numerical characterization of effective fully coupled thermo-electro-magneto-viscoelastic-plastic response of smart composites

    18 Jul 2017 | Publications

  16. Orthotropic Stress Concentration Factor

    25 Sep 2014 | Tools

    Calculates the stress concentration factor for a circular hole in an infinite orthotropic plate

  17. Plane-Stress Compliance Transform

    25 Sep 2014 | Tools

    Transforms 2D compliance terms by rotation about the 3-axis

  18. Presentation of Micromechanics Simulation Challenge Level I Initial Results

    10 Oct 2013 | Downloads

    The attached slides summarize the Micromechanics Simulation Challenge Level I Initial Results in a presentation format. The complete report can be found at https://cdmhub.org/resources/948, and all the files supporting the results can be found...

  19. Puck Failure Criteria

    22 May 2013 | Downloads

    Composite materials have been established as competitive materials during the last few decades due to their high strength to l ow weight ratio among other advantages and are widely used in many industries. A recent study has found that the industrial usage of composite failure...

  20. Skill of Using Surface Element in ANSYS

    10 Oct 2013 | Downloads

    Dear All, For those ANSYS users, please check the attached skill of using surface element, “Surface_Effect_Elements.pdf”, to apply the surface tangent traction. It works well for homogenization simulations, and also for some beams structure validations. This attached zip file also...