2013 Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB Kickoff Workshop

04 Sep 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.

A Unified Theory for Constitutive Modeling of Composites

18 Apr 2016 | Publications

A unified theory for multiscale constitutive modeling of composites is developed using the concept of structure genomes. Generalized from the concept of the representative volume element, a structure genome is defined as the smallest mathematical building block of a structure. Structure...

ABAQUS-SwiftComp GUI

19 May 2016 | Downloads

This resource contains the download of the release package of ABAQUS-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...

Announcement for the 2014 Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop

27 Jun 2014 | 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...

ANSYS Workbench SwiftComp GUI

03 Jan 2019 | Downloads

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...

ANSYS-SwiftComp GUI

19 May 2016 | Downloads

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...

Classical Laminate Plate Theory

22 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.

Composite Materials and Structures 1972-2012: Grand Challenges

22 May 2013 | 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.

Effective Lamina and Laminate Properties

22 May 2013 | Tools

Calculate effective lamina and laminate properties from phase properties and layup.

Free Edge Elasticity Solution

22 May 2013 | Tools

Simulate stress, strain and displacements in an composite angle-ply laminate subjected to uniform axial extension, anticlastic curvature and thermoelastic deformation.

Free Edge Stress Analysis of Laminated Structures with Arbitrary Cross Sections Using Mechanics of Structure Genome

28 May 2014 | Publications

This is the master thesis from Lingxuan Zhou advised by Prof. Yu. In this thesis, free-edge stress analysis of composite laminated structures with arbitrary cross sections is dealt with using mechanics of structure genome (MSG). A cross-sectional analysis specialized from MSG is...

Free-Edge Elasticity Solution: Tool Taxonomy and Evaluation

22 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...

Generalized Free-Edge Stress Analysis Using Mechanics of Structure Genome

28 May 2014 | Publications

This work reveals the potential of mechanics of structure genome (MSG) for the free-edge stress analysis of composite laminates. First, the cross-sectional analysis specialized from MSG is formulated for solving a generalized free-edge problem of composite laminates. Then, MSG and the companion...

Halpin-Tsai Micromechanics Model

22 May 2013 | Tools

Calculate homogenized lamina properties from fiber and matrix properties

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...

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...

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

28 May 2014 | 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. 

Mechanics of Structure Genome: Reproduce 3D FEA Using Simple Structural Models for Aero Structures

28 May 2014 | Online Presentations

This presentation is an extended lecture delivered to the Boeing FEA Community of Excellence on Sept 10th.The Mechanics of Structure Genome (MSG) has been recently developed at Purdue with the promise to revolutionize the analysis of composite structures. MSG can reproduce 3D FEA using simple...

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...

Puck Failure Criteria

31 Jul 2017 | 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...