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Micromechanical investigations of polymer matrix composites with shape memory alloy reinforcement
18 Jul 2017
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MSC.Patran/Nastran-SwiftComp GUI
01 Apr 2019
A graphical user interface (GUI) has been developed to integrate SwiftComp into MSC.Patran/Nastran for constitutive modeling and providing the automated conversion of the MSG plate and beam stiffness matrix into MSC.Nastran shell and beam element properties and materials. In order to reduce...
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MUL2-UC Beam modeling of periodically heterogeneous composites
13 Jun 2017
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...
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Multiscale Modeling of Damage Mechanics of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites From Micro- to Macroscale: The (Virtual) Reality and Challenges Ahead
13 May 2022 | Contributor(s): Johnathan Goodsell
Multi-scale modelling of composites is a very active topic in composites science. This is illustrated by the numerous sessions in the recent European and International Conferences on Composite Materials, but also by the fast developments in multi-scale modelling software tools, developed by large...
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NAFEMS Invitation to Tender: How to Obtain Material Properties for Structural Analysis of Composites
13 Feb 2015
The NAFEMS Composites Working Group wishes to commission a new document with the suggested title "How to Obtain Material Properties for Structural Analysis of Composites". The book will be a companion volume to the existing NAFEMS publications "An introduction to the use of material models in...
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Novel Powder Epoxy Composites for Thick-Section Structures
25 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s): Johnathan Goodsell
This seminar discusses the ongoing work at The University of Edinburgh on the processing, design and testing of thicksection composites for industrial structures such as large wind and tidal turbine blades, via powder epoxy resin systems. Thick-section composite parts are difficult to manufacture...
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Numerical characterization of effective fully coupled thermo-electro-magneto-viscoelastic-plastic response of smart composites
18 Jul 2017
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Practical Developments in Multiscale Modeling of Composites
07 Apr 2021 | Contributor(s): Johnathan Goodsell
Validated models (be they data driven or physics based) can accelerate the design, certification, and ultimate deployment of novel materials and structures by allowing rapid iteration and virtual experimentation while at the same time minimizing the need for expensive and time consuming physical...
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Practical Developments in Multiscale Modeling of Composites
07 Apr 2021
Validated models (be they data driven or physics based) can accelerate the design, certification, and ultimate deployment of novel materials and structures by allowing rapid iteration and virtual experimentation while at the same time minimizing the need for expensive and time consuming physical...
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Presentation of Micromechanics Simulation Challenge Level I Initial Results
04 Aug 2015
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...
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Puck Failure Criteria
31 Jul 2017
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...
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Recent Developments in Computational Approaches to Model Laminated Composite Shells and Damage and Fracture in Solids
16 Feb 2021 | Contributor(s): Johnathan Goodsell
In this lecture, two different topics of considerable interest to composite materials and structural mechanics communities are discussed. The first topic deals with the development of locking-free shell finite elements with thickness stretch for the nonlinear analysis of isotropic and laminated...
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Rheology of Carbon Fiber Thermoplastic Polymer Composites
26 Apr 2021 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Johnathan Goodsell
The rheology of fiber–reinforced thermoplastic composites will be presented with specific focus on several topics studied over the past three decades. Interest in the elongational viscosity of collimated, discontinuous fiber systems was initiated by the introduction of impregnated,...
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Skill of Using Surface Element in ANSYS
26 Mar 2015 | 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...
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Structural Self-sensing Based on Measuring the Resistance, Capacitance or Inductance of the Structural <aterial, Without Sensor Incorporation
06 Nov 2023 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Johnathan Goodsell
Structural self-sensing refers to a structural material sensing itself without sensor incorporation. Compared to sensor incorporation, advantages include low cost, high durability, large sensing volume and the mechanical properties being not degraded. The self-sensing ability makes the structural...
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Structure Genome: Fill the Gap between Materials Genome and Structural Analysis
29 Nov 2014 | Publications
A new concept, Structure Genome (SG), is proposed to fill the gap between materials genome and structural analysis. SG acts as the basic building block of the structure connecting materials to structures and the mechanics of SG governs the necessary information to link materials genome and...
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Structure Genome: Fill the Gap between Materials Genome and Structural Analysis
29 Nov 2014 | Publications
A new concept, Structure Genome (SG), is proposed to fill the gap between materials genome and structural analysis. SG acts as the basic building block of the structure connecting materials to structures and the mechanics of SG governs the necessary information to link materials genome and...
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Sustainable Manufacturing of Composite Materials
21 May 2021 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Johnathan Goodsell
The growing use of composite materials in aerospace, transportation, recreational products and renewable energy production manufacturing has created a critical need for low-cost sustainable manufacturing methods. The current methods of consolidation and cure are not compatible with the projected...
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The Challenges of Determining the Strength of Composites
24 Nov 2020 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Johnathan Goodsell
Why are there such large differences in reported strengths of composites? Some of the reasons are the definition of strength, material variability, poor test methods, and subtle variations in carrying out the tests. But there are other important factors that affect strength that are not...
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The Mission, Vision and Programs of the Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB
08 Oct 2014 | Teaching Materials
The presentation outlines the mission, vision and programs of the Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB as of October 2014.